Carex comosa

Common Names: Bristly Sedge, Bottlebrush Sedge
 
Soil: Wet-Mesic  Wet  
Height: 2 ft - 3 ft
Blooming: May Jun

One of the more ornamental wetland sedges with fairly wide leaves and interesting spikelets (seed heads) which are about 2 to 2.5 inches long and bristly. Many insects feed on sedges and the seeds are relished by waterfowl and other bird species.

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