Botany

Carex glaucodea

Carex glaucodea, the blue wood sedge or blue sedge (names it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern Ontario and the central and eastern United States. A rhizomatous perennial reaching 20 in (50 cm), it prefers moist soils and partial shade but can handle drier conditions and anthropogenically disturbed areas.

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See also

• ▸Ammophila (plant)
• ▸Gazetteer
• ▸Atropanthe

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