CAREX LURIDA | Lurid Sedge

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This native perennial sedge forms a tuft of basal leaves and one or more culms up to 2½' long. Each culm is stiff, 3-angled, glabrous, and unbranched; its edges are rough underneath the inflorescence. Along the lower half of each culm, there are 1-3 alternate leaves that are ascending to widely spreading. The blades of these leaves are up to 12" long and 7 mm. across; they are light to medium green, glabrous, channeled along their midribs, and rough-textured along their margins. The outer leaf sheaths are light to medium green and glabrous, while the inner sheath is membranous and truncate to slightly concave at the mouth.

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Sun Exposure	Prairie, Savanna, Woodland
Soil Moisture	Wet, Wet Mesic
Bloom Time
Bloom Color
Max Height	3 feet
Wetland Code	OBL
Germ Code	C(60)
Seeds Per Ounce	12,000

Lurid Sedge (Carex Lurida) native perennial sedge forms a tuft of basal leaves and one or more culms up to 2

Pennsylvania sedge is a low, clumped, grass-like perennial, 6-12 in. high, with a cluster of brown seed capsules clinging high on the stem. Foliage is pale-green in spring and summer, turning sandy-tan in fall.

Rhizomatous turf-forming with pale-green arching leaves forms ground cover in forests or savannahs (oak/pine or sugar maple) prefers light-textured soils. Resistant to deer grazing.

Edible Uses: Unknown

Medicinal Uses: Unknown

Herbal Uses: Unknown