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false hop sedge

Scientific Name: Carex lupuliformis

Family: Cyperaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

Other Names: CT (false hop sedge), IN (false hop sedge), MA (fa

       

False Hop Sedge (Carex lupuliformis)

The False Hop Sedge is a perennial grass-like plant that, while not actually a grass, belongs to the sedge family. Its common name, "False Hop Sedge", alludes to the resemblance of its flower spikes to those of the hop plant.

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is grass-like in appearance and may be tempting for some animals.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Carex lupuliformis Sartwell ex Dewey
  • Common Name: False Hop Sedge
  • Family: Cyperaceae (sedge family)
  • Section: Lupulinae

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to North America.
  • Found throughout the eastern United States and southernmost Ontario and Quebec.
  • Grows in swamps and along shorelines that are flooded in the spring.
  • Rare and local throughout most of its range.
  • Endangered in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
  • Limited populations in Quebec and Ontario (two and five known populations respectively).

Morphological Characteristics

  • A perennial plant that typically forms dense clumps.
  • Grows to a height of 50 to 130 centimeters (approximately 1 to 3 feet tall).
  • Densely tufted from a short, thick rootstalk, fertile culms 4-12 dm.

Ecological Role

  • In America, other invasive species are considered a potential threat to the long-term survival of the endangered False Hop Sedge.

Quirky Facts

  • This sedge can be searched for very late in the season as it tends to stay green into October and even early November.

Conservation Status

  • Listed as Endangered on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act in Canada in June 2003.
  • State Status: Endangered.
  • Federal Status: None.

Further Information

  • USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database.
  • Encyclopedia of Life.
  • Discover Life.
  • Michigan Natural Features Inventory, P.O. Box 30444 - Lansing, MI 48909-7944. Phone: 517-373-1552
  • NATL plants: http://natl.ifas.ufl.edu/biota/plants.php
  • http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/carlup.html