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heavy sedge
Scientific Name: Carex gravida var. gravida
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Heavy Sedge (Carex gravida)
Heavy Sedge, scientifically known as Carex gravida, is a perennial sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. It is also known as Heavy-fruit Caric Sedge and Long Awned Bracted Sedge.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a sedge, a grass-like plant.
- The text mentions fibrous roots.
Considerations for Children
- This plant is a sedge, a grass-like plant.
- The text mentions fibrous roots.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex gravida L.H. Bailey
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Order: Cyperales (Grasses/Sedges)
- Synonyms/Common Names: Heavy-fruit Caric Sedge, Long Awned Bracted Sedge, Heavy Fruited Sedge
- Subspecies: Carex gravida L.H. Bailey var. gravida
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Tracheophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Poales
- Genus: Carex
- Species: gravida
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Kansas and the US.
- Adapted to mesic soils that are not too acidic.
- Tolerant of a wide range of soils, tolerant of a range of pH, wet to medium moisture level.
- Prefers ancient woods on clay and heavy soils.
Morphological Characteristics
- Perennial sedge, typically 1-3' tall (approximately 30 inches).
- Culms are erect or ascending, slender, prominently triangular, light green, and rough beneath the inflorescences.
- Fertile culm is 3-angled, hairless, and slightly rough along the edges.
- Grows in bunches with flowering stems.
- Leaves are narrow.
- Grows as tall as 70 cm from a horizontal rhizome and thick fibrous roots.
Ecological Role
- In pastures, it is unpalatable and provides little feed value.
- Heavy grazing may encourage proliferation and spread.