Carex sylvatica Huds.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Carex sylvatica Huds.

  • Description

    Species Description - Much like no. 147 [Carex arctata Boott]; perigynia 5–6 mm, the body sessile, obovoid, conspicuously 2-ribbed, otherwise nerveless, the beak slender and nearly as long as the body. Native of Europe, naturalized from L.I. to s. Ont.