Species: Carex chordorrhiza
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Creeping Sedge is a perennial grass-like plant with a single or several stems, 1-3 dm tall, which arise from creeping rhizomes. Old stems become elongate and prostrate. 1-3 leaves, 1-5 cm long, occur at the base of fertile stems. Non-flowering stems have longer leaves. Flowers are borne in 3-8 small, aggregated clusters (spikes) at the stem tips. Each spike has male flowers above and 1-5 female flowers (perigynia) below. The many-nerved perigynia are egg-shaped and 2.5-3.5 mm long. The scales are broadly egg-shaped and the same length as the perigynia that they subtend. There are 2 styles, and the seed (achene) is lens-shaped.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Monocotyledoneae
Cyperales
Cyperaceae
Carex
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Creeping Sedge is a perennial grass-like plant with a single or several stems, 1-3 dm tall, which arise from creeping rhizomes. Old stems become elongate and prostrate. 1-3 leaves, 1-5 cm long, occur at the base of fertile stems. Non-flowering stems have longer leaves. Flowers are borne in 3-8 small, aggregated clusters (spikes) at the stem tips. Each spike has male flowers above and 1-5 female flowers (perigynia) below. The many-nerved perigynia are egg-shaped and 2.5-3.5 mm long. The scales are broadly egg-shaped and the same length as the perigynia that they subtend. There are 2 styles, and the seed (achene) is lens-shaped.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life