Tall sedge (Carex appressa)
Description
Carex appressa is a densely tufted, perennial sedge that forms clumps up to 50 cm 20 in in diameter. Its stems grow to around 100 cm 39 in in height, and are hard and solid, becoming rough towards the top of the stem. Its leaves are 3–6 mm 0.12–0.24 in wide, are rough on the margins, and grow mostly out of the base of the plant. It has a brownish, spike-like inflorescence made of 20 or more spikes, growing 5–25 cm 2.0–9.8 in long. Its flowers are numerous oval-shaped brownish spikelets that are approximately 5 mm 0.20 i long, with both male and female flowers mixed together in the spikes. Its nut is contained in a flattened, oval-shaped, beaked, hairless sack or utricle that is 3–3.5 mm 0.12–0.14 in long.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Cyperaceae
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Genus: Carex
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