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Morphology
- Culm
- Erect, stout, glabrous, prominently 3-angled.
- Leaves
- Narrow, elongated, shorter than culm, 1/10 to 2/5 inch wide, glabrous.
- Inflorescence
- Spikes, simple or compound, loose, elongate; stalks 3-10, unequal, 2 to 4 inches long; bracts several, long, leaf-like, mostly surpassing inflorescence.
- Spikelet
- Spikelets, numerous, linear-cylindric, spreading, up to 1.25 inch long, 4-30 flowered, easily break into sections, reddish to brownish color at maturity; scales ovate, up to 1/10 inch long, tip pointed or blunt, overlapping base of scale above.
- Fruit
- Achenes, 3-angled, oblong, less than 1/12 inch, brown.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Marsh areas and moist margins of streams, ponds and rivers; wet sand or mud.
- Distribution
- Throughout Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
Rusty flat-sedge is abundant in Kansas. This species can be quite variable in appearance.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Sedge
- Family
- Cyperaceae - Sedge Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 4-32 inches
- Last Updated
- 2018-02-24
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Blooms: August, September, October