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Carex normalis

 

     Spreading Oval Sedge

Cyperaceae

 

 

 

 

 
Fruits.

  Fruit Type:  Achene with perigynium (sac-like structure) with notched beak

  Fruiting Period:  Jul - Aug

  Flowering Period:  Jun - Aug

      

 

 
Seeds.

  Color:  Golden

  Size:  2 x 2 mm

  Shape:  Triangular

  Surface Features:  Smooth

  Scarification:  Not required

  Stratification:  Not required

 

 
Seedlings.

  Cotyledons:  Not above ground

  Leaf arrangement:  Grass-like

  Leaves:  Simple, linear, entire margin