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Pale Sedge occurs in small clumps arising from long, slender rhizomes, and has flowering stems up to 20 cm tall. Leaves are clustered on the lower third of the stem and have a thin pale-bluish waxy coating; they are 1-4 mm wide with long, pointed tips. The inflorescence consists of 2-3, or sometimes 4, loosely clustered spikes. The narrow terminal spike is 7-30 mm long and either is composed ent...

Poor Sedge is a grass-like perennial that grows in small clusters with flowering stems that are 15-40 cm tall, arising from short or long rhizomes. Roots have a yellowish-brown fuzzy covering. Stems are conspicuously covered at the base with the dried leaves from the previous year. The leaves are mostly flat, 2-4 mm wide, and on the lower half of the stem. The inflorescence consists of a narrow ...