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Carex flacca

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leaves are blue-green above, glaucous beneath, to 6–12 inches (15–30 cm) in height. The arching leaves are about as long as the inflorescence, 12–16 inches (30–41 cm). The plant spreads in expanding clumps by lateral shoots rooting. Most stems have two male spikes, close together and often
328:. Female spikes are approximately 2–4 centimetres (0.8–1.6 in) long and 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in) wide. Female spikes are typically two, and can be short-stalked and upright, or longer-stalked and nodding. 322:
looking like one at first glance. Fruits are 2–2.5 millimetres (0.08–0.10 in), roundish, with a very short beak, under 0.3 millimetres (0.012 in). They are densely packed on the spike, not loose and gappy like
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and erosion control plantings. It grows in sun to part shade settings.
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Index

Glaucous sedge

Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex subg. Carex
Carex sect. Thuringiaca
Binomial name
Schreb.
Synonyms
Scop.
sedge
Europe
North Africa
grasslands
moorlands
salt marshes
naturalized
North America
Carex panicea
plant nurseries
ornamental plant
groundcover

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