Native Plants of the Great Lakes
North Branch Restoration Project:
Native Plant and Seed Collection
grass Carex Pensylvanica / Family: Cyperaceae
Common Oak Sedge, Swink/Wilhelm #5
FLOWERING: April - May
SEED TIMING: Late May to mid-June
HABITAT: Dry oak woods and savannas. Open oak ridges
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: Forms tufts of thin-leaved blades
which may spread by stolons to form colonies resembling lawn grass.
Blades are about 1/16 inch wide and grow no more than 7 inches long.
Flowers occur on the tips of stems elevated above the blades. Each
stem holds a male flower on top with the female flower just
underneath.
TO PICK: After flowering, the seeds will ripen quickly.
Look for spikelets which are turning tan and withered. |
