Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species
[n] Rushlike or grasslike plants of the family Cyperaceae, which often grow in wet places and usually have a triangular stem with a pith (not hollow) and a small, hard, dry, one-seeded fruit (achene) Examples include sedges (Carex sp ), the lean sedge (Cyperus strigosus), the slender spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis), and the American bulrush (Scirpus americanus)
A family of moisture-loving plants similar to grasses commonly found in wetlands (They have triangular stems )
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Sedge is a plant that looks like grass and grows in wet ground. Any of numerous grasslike plants of the family Cyperaceae, having solid stems, leaves in three vertical rows, and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers, with each flower subtended by a scalelike bract. a plant similar to grass that grows in wet ground and on the edge of rivers and lakes
Any of a wide variety of grass-like, monocotyledonous plants of the family Cyperaceae, having achenes and solid stems which are triangular in cross-section One of the most important plants in the shaping of the BWCA wetlands Most "grasses" seen from the canoe are sedges From the Old English secg
Family Cyperaceae, one of the 10 largest families of flowering plants, composed of about 5,000 species of grasslike herbs that inhabit wet regions worldwide. Sedges are monocots (see cotyledon) of extraordinary ecological importance; forming the base of food webs, they provide food and shelter for aquatic and wetland animals. They are also important as ornamentals and weeds, and are used in woven products such as mats, baskets, screens, and sandals. Key identifying characteristics that distinguish sedges from grasses are solid stems that are often triangular in cross section; leaves, when present, that clasp the stem with a sheath; and small spikes of minute flowers that are not enclosed in bracts. They range in height from about 1 in. to 13 ft (2 cm-4 m). The genus Carex represents the true sedges. Papyrus and bulrushes are also included in this family