French names:
Carex plantain Family: Sedge Family (Cyperaceae) Group: Sedges Distinctive features:
A broad-leaved sedge of the woods. Leaves have red bases. Similar species: White Bear Sedge (Carex albursina) - Leaves don't have reddish bases. Leaves:
Resemble the leaves of some plantians. Native/Non-native:
Native Photographs:
126 photographs available, of which 5 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
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