About Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd.
Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. forms dense clumps of stems, growing 20 centimeters to one meter tall. Its narrow, grasslike leaves can reach up to around 30 centimeters in length. Its inflorescence is a cluster or open arrangement of several bullet-shaped flower spikes. The spikes are light green when young, and turn tan or brown as they age. The fruit of this plant is enclosed in a sac called a perigynium, which is light in color. The achene contained inside the perigynium is ovate or elliptic in shape. This sedge is native to large areas of North America, covering the southern half of Canada and most of the continental United States, ranging from California to Maine. It grows in many types of wetland habitat, from meadows to irrigation ditches, and can adapt to a variety of soils and hydrologic conditions. It is an introduced species in New Zealand and parts of Europe.
