Carex stricta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
Section: | Carex sect. Phacocystis |
Species: | C. stricta
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Binomial name | |
Carex stricta | |
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Carex stricta is a species of sedge known by the common names upright sedge [1] and tussock sedge. [2] The plant grows in moist marshes, forests and alongside bodies of water. [3] It grows up to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall and 2 feet (0.61 m) wide. When the leaves die, they build on top of or around the living plant, making a "tussock". [3] Widely distributed in and east of the Great Plains, [4] it is one of the most common wetland sedges in eastern North America. [5]
Their seeds are carried by the wind.[ citation needed] When seeds land, they are eaten by birds such as dark-eyed junco, northern cardinal, wild turkey, and ducks such as mallard and wood duck. The seeds are also eaten by squirrels and other mammals. [3] The plant can also reproduce vegetatively via rhizomes, and often form colonies. [3]
It is a larval host to the black dash, the dun skipper, and the eyed brown. [6]