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bent sedge
Scientific Name: Carex styloflexa
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: NY (bent sedge), OH (lowland wood sedge)
Carex styloflexa - Bent Sedge
Carex styloflexa, commonly known as Bent Sedge, is a plant belonging to the Sedge family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex styloflexa Buckley
- Common Name: Bent Sedge
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Section: Laxiflorae
Distribution and Habitat
- Bent Sedge has a mainly southern distribution, reaching New England only in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
- It can be found growing around springs.
- In Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.
- There are only two known populations and ten historical locations.
- It likely has always been rare within New York.
Morphological Characteristics
- Plant Form: Graminoid
- Flower Color: Green, Yellow, Brown
Synonyms and Common Names
- Other common names mentioned include: Short stemmed sedge, northern sedge.
- Other scientific names mentioned: Carex deflexa bent horthern sedge, northern sedge, northern oak sedge
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Carex styloflexa.
- USDA Agricultural Research Service has images of bent sedge (Carex styloflexa).