Texas Wildbuds
Carex emoryi
(Emory’s Sedge)
Carex emoryi, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co 0084
Carex emoryi, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co 0085
Carex emoryi, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co 0090
| Scientific Name | Carex emoryi | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CAEM2 |
| Common Name | Emory's Sedge | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 39591 |
| Family | Cyperaceae (Sedge) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Stream banks, ditches, marshes and seeps. Plant: Grass-like perennial grassy plant growing in large, loose tufts or clusters of several stems connected by rhizomes; 5 inches to 4 ft. tall. Leaves: Leaf bases form redish-brown sheaths around the stem; leaf blades are grass-like, linear and about 1/4-inch wide. Inflorescence: An elongated terminal raceme 2-3/4 to 8 inches long, having several compact spikes; the spikes closest to the branch tips have only male (staminate) flowers; those below have mostly female (pistillate) flowers; female spikes are 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches long, the lowest subtended by a long leaf-like bract; there may be male flowers on the top of the female spike; flowers are tiny without petals or sepals, each subtended by a scale. Bloom Period: April and May. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Minnesota Wildflowers and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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