Heath Sedge (Carex flacca)
Description
Carex flacca leaves are blue-green above, glaucous beneath, to 6-12 inches (15-30 cm) in height. The arching leaves are about as long as the inflorescence, 12-16 inches (30-41 cm). The plant spreads in expanding clumps by lateral shoots rooting. Most stems have two male spikes, close together and often looking like one at first glance. Fruits are 2-2.5 millimetres (0.08-0.10 in), roundish, with a very short beak, under 0.3 millimetres (0.012 in). They are densely packed on the spike, not loose and gappy like Carex panicea. Female spikes are approximately 2-4 centimetres (0.8-1.6 in) long and 4-6 millimetres (0.16-0.24 in) wide. Female spikes are typically two, and can be short-stalked and upright, or longer-stalked and nodding.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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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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