Species: Carex capillaris
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Hair-like sedge is a densely tufted grass-like plant. Leaves are 0.75-4 mm wide and flat. Stems are very slender and are up to 60 cm long. The apex of the stem is terminated by a narrowly cylindrical cluster of male flowers 4-10 mm long. Towards the apex of the stem are 2-3 slender secondary branches that are terminated by cylindrical clusters of female flowers/fruits (spikes). The lower secondary branches and associated spikes droop. The female flowers mature into fruits (perigynia) which are 2.3-3.5 mm long and taper to a beak at their apex (Mackenzie 1931-1935, Ball 2002).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Monocotyledoneae
Cyperales
Cyperaceae
Carex
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Hair-like sedge is a densely tufted grass-like plant. Leaves are 0.75-4 mm wide and flat. Stems are very slender and are up to 60 cm long. The apex of the stem is terminated by a narrowly cylindrical cluster of male flowers 4-10 mm long. Towards the apex of the stem are 2-3 slender secondary branches that are terminated by cylindrical clusters of female flowers/fruits (spikes). The lower secondary branches and associated spikes droop. The female flowers mature into fruits (perigynia) which are 2.3-3.5 mm long and taper to a beak at their apex (Mackenzie 1931-1935, Ball 2002).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life