Family: Cyperaceae
long sedge, northern long sedge
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Botanical Illustration
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
Etymology: folliculata = having follicles
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial sedge
Conservation Status: Native
Resembles Carex intumescens but has:
- brown basal leave sheaths
- barely inflated perigynia
- perigynia > 4 times as long as wide
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 9 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos The Texas A&M Bioinformatics Working Group: Detailed drawings by Harry C. Creutzburg for Kenneth K. Mackenzie's (1940) North American Caricaea
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Botanical Illustration
Robert W. Freckmann
