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lateral sedge
Scientific Name: Carex unilateralis
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Carex unilateralis: Lateral Sedge
Carex unilateralis, commonly known as lateral sedge or one-sided sedge, is a perennial graminoid belonging to the sedge family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex unilateralis Mack.
- Common Names: Lateral Sedge, One-sided Sedge
- Genus: Carex
- Species: unilateralis
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Taxonomic Status: Accepted
Distribution and Habitat
This sedge is found in various locations. Specific mentions include:
- Oregon (OR-Linn)
- Willamette Valley
It is also mentioned in context with a pre-settlement sedge wetland in a Piedmont region.
Morphological Characteristics
- Perennial, meaning it grows year after year.
- Grows to a height of 1-2 feet.
- Forms loose tufts of both fertile and sterile shoots.
- Male and female flowers are on different spikelets, and sometimes on different plants.
- Florets can be terminal or lateral.
- Leaf blades are fairly wide for a sedge, ranging from 4.2 to 8.3 mm wide.