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handsome sedge

Scientific Name: Carex formosa

Family: Cyperaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

Other Names: CT (handsome sedge), MA (handsome sedge), MN (hand

       

Description: Did you know? The specific epithet formosa means finely formed, handsome, and beautiful (Stearns 2004). While a very beautiful plant, at least to those that&nbsp&*! Generals Classification Legal Status Wetland Related Links. Carex formosa Dewey Show All Show Tabs handsome sedge&nbsp&*! Handsome sedge is uncommon throughout its range, and is listed as threatened in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Its habitat is rich, calcareous meadows and&nbsp&*! Photos and information about Minnesota flora - Handsome Sedge: clump forming , hairy leaves terminal spike gynecandrous, 2 to 4 slender pistillate spikes with&nbsp&*! Handsome Sedge (Carex formosa) information from the Endangered Resces Program, including identification information, photos, and links.&*! handsome sedge, awnless graceful sedge. * Genus: Carex. * Species: formosa. Subspecies: * Family (scientific): Cyperaceae. * Family (common): Sedge.&*! Vol. 1: 408. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries &amp Wildlife. GENERAL : Handsome sedge is a slender, grass-like, perennial in the Sedge family.&*! Handsome Sedge learn more about names for this taxon &middot Add to a collection &middot &middot Detail &middot 7 Media &middot 4 Maps &middot Names &middot Community &middot Resces &middot Literature&nbsp&*! Handsome Sedge (Carex formosa) All Names. Scientific Names. Carex formosa. Vermont Flora Codes. CARFOR. English. Handsome Sedge&nbsp&*! Complete of the Handsome Sedge (Formosa) including plant information, identification information on uses and more. Learn all about the Handsome&nbsp&*! Carex formosa (Handsome sedge) Smith, R.W.. Carex formosa. Carex formosa Dewey. Handsome Sedge. Cyperaceae (Sedge Family). Synonym:.&*! CAREX FORMOSA Dewey. Handsome Sedge. FAMILY: Cyperaceae. HABIT: Tufted perennial from a short, upright rootstalk, fertile culms 3-8 dm. fruiting.&*! or Sign up &middot Guides &middot Riveredge Nature Center Threatened / Endangered Plant Field Guide Handsome Sedge. Handsome Sedge. Carex formosa. More Info.&*! Carex flaccosperma --- Blue Wood Sedge is a handsome 6-10&quot grass for edging or filling in. Great with silver or purple foliage plants. Tolerates full shade, damp,&nbsp&*! Carex morrowii &#39Fisher&#39s Form&#39 is a handsome Sedge, with narrow green foliage edged with cream, contrasting margins. It has a compact, clump-forming habit&nbsp&*! laches, rouches, rouchettes. Genus, Carex L. &#8211 laches, rouches, sedge species, carex, sedges, sedge. Species, Carex formosa Dewey &#8211 handsome sedge&nbsp&*! Discover Life&#39s page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Carex formosa - Handsome sedge -- Discover Life.&*! Carex formosa &#8211 ah, the &#8220Handsome Sedge.&#8221 And very handsome it is. In moist meadows, forests, etc., where if favs calcium rich soils, this species looks like &nbsp&*! Handsome Sedge However, identifying a sedge to species is often difficult and positive identification usually requires mature perigynia (the structure that&nbsp&*! Most sces, if they give it any &quotcommon&quot name at all, call it &quothandsome sedge&quot. Is there really a &quotcommon name&quot for such an obscure plant.&*! Trichocolea tomentella. Handsome Woollywort. Bazzania .. a sedge. Carex lepidocarpa. Long-stalked Yellow Sedge. Carex demissa. Common Yellow Sedge.&*! (11) Andropogon glomeratus (Walter) Britton, Bushy broom-sedge. (12) Androsace (42) Carex formosa Dewey, Handsome sedge. (43) Carex garberi Fern.,&nbsp&*! Carex Formosa, or more commonly know as Handsome Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after&nbsp&*! Handsome Sedge (Carex formosa). Share y observation. Species. Presence. Not In Idaho Common Name. Handsome Sedge. Classification. Kingdom:&nbsp&*! Handsome Sedge - Carex formosa &middot Conservation Biology &middot Cyperaceae &middot North Dakota &middot http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resce/wildlife/nddang endangered&nbsp&*! bur-reed and arrowhead and others dominated by wild rice. Rare plants include handsome sedge, northern bog sedge, leafy white orchis, large roundleaf orchid &nbsp&*! Flora &middot Cyperaceae &middot Carex &middot formosa Handsome Sedge Awnless Graceful Sedge. 14027 handsomesedge. Handsome Sedge Awnless Graceful Sedge.&*! Carex formosa Dewey, Handsome Sedge. Carex garberi Fern. Elk Sedge. Carex geyeri Boott, Geyer&#39s Sedge. Carex gravida Bailey, Heavy Sedge.&*! View specimen location map. Family: Cyperaceae. Taxon: Carex formosa Dewey . Common: awnless graceful sedge2C handsome sedge. Threatened perennial&nbsp&*! Carex albicans var. albicans, bellow-beaked sedge Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica, prickly bog sedge, Atlantic sedge Carex formosa, handsome sedge.&*! British Isles, Europe from Denmark south to North Africa, western Asia. A handsome sedge recognized by its large size, broad leaves, and long drooping spikes.&*! Carex flava &#8212 yellow sedge Carex folliculata &#8212 long sedge Carex formosa &#8212 handsome sedge Carex frankii &#8212 Frank&#39s sedge Carex garberi &#8212 elk sedge&nbsp&*! In the past reed and sedge have also been cut for thatching and animal bedding, Black bog rush Schoenus nigricans: this handsome, black-flowered sedge is&nbsp&*! Carex hachijoensis &#39Evergold&#39 is a handsome semi-evergreen sedge with creamy -yellow and green variegated leaves. Compact mounding habit&*! handsome sedge, Schweinitz&#39s sedge, bog valerian, scarlet Indian paintbrush, spreading globeflower, and swamp birch. &#8226 Rare butterflies such as Dion skipper &nbsp&*! This Japanese selection is a low, clump-forming sedge, the handsome slender green leaves brightly edged in golden yellow. Excellent as an edging plant in&nbsp&*! This handsome native sedge is an excellent alternative choice for the non-native and greatly over used umbrella sedge (Cyperus alternifolius). Pu&#699uka&#699a is&nbsp&*! A handsome sedge with a distinctive form, the weeping brown sedge forms flowing, shaggy mounds of fine-textured, coppery-brown foliage to 2&#39 tall.&*! This habitat supports a dense herb layer where the rare round-leaved tick trefoil, handsome sedge, and Minnesota sedge can be found. With its diverse flora and &nbsp&*! Carex plantaginea .. plantain-leaved sedge Carex conjuncta .jointed sedge carex species Cyperus acuminatus .. short-pointed umbrella-sedge&*! A handsome evergreen grass that features clumping stems to 4&#39 tall with short, . Evergreen, this is a handsome sedge to combine with silver-leafed plants such&nbsp&*!