Carex godfreyi
species of plant
Carex godfreyi, common name Godfrey's sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of the United States. Its common name is Godfrey's sedge.
Description
The plants are either densely or loosely cespitose. The rhizome internodes are between 1.2 and 2 millimeters thick. The culms are dark purple-red in color, and 4 to 7.3 centimeters high at base. The leaves are glabrous and the blades are green. The 2 to 4 spikes are overlapping and have 3 to 19 perigynia. The anthers are between 2 and 2.8 millimeters long. The pistillate scales have usually have red-brown speckles.
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