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threeseeded sedge
Scientific Name: Carex trisperma
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: IL (three-seeded sedge)
Three-seeded Sedge (Carex trisperma)
Common Names
- Three-seeded Sedge
- Three-fruited Sedge
- Three-seeded Bog Sedge
- Billing's Three-seeded Sedge
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex trisperma Dewey
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Order: Poales
- Genus: Carex
- Synonyms: Carex trisperma var. trisperma
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety (Carex trisperma var. trisperma)
Considerations for Pets
- Sedges, in general, tend to have defined edges to their often triangular shapes.
Distribution and Habitat
- Has a circumpolar distribution.
- Found in locations such as Minnesota, Garrett Co., Maryland, Fond du Lac co WI, Nova Scotia, northern Alberta, Essex County, Ohio, and Maine.
Ecological Role
- Characteristic of shaded portions of bog communities.
Morphological Characteristics
- Loosely tufted perennial.
- Loosely clump-forming.
- Very slender.
- Stems (culms) are slender, broadly three-angled in cross section.
- 1 to 3 widely spaced spikes.
- Pistillate scales are whitish with a green, 3-veined center, ovate, subequal to perigynia, apex acute (mucronate).
- Perigynia ascending, pale green or brownish in age.
Quirky Facts
- Despite its name, Three-seeded Sedge may have two to five perigynia in the terminal spike.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Often found in association with Cinnamon Fern.
- May be found in bog communities with insectivorous plants.