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True Sedges
True Sedges
Carex
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds, Runners
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

True sedges are grass-like plants that grow in dense clumps near wet habitats. Their triangular stems contain silica crystals that make the edges sharp enough to cut skin.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex