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Picture of growth habit.

Scientific Name

Carex vesicaria L. (Synonyms: inflated sedge; Carex inflata; Carex monile)

Common Name(s)

Blister sedge

Tribe / Family Name

Cyperaceae

Flowering Period

June to August

Symbol

CAVE6

Description

Description coming soon!

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Northwest Territory sedge, beaked sedge
Picture of growth habit.

Picture of growth habit.

Close-up picture of staminate and pistillate spikes.

Close-up picture of staminate and pistillate spikes.

Close-up picture of perigynium. Note the prominent nerves along the surface of the perigynium and bidentate beak tip.

Close-up picture of perigynium. Note the prominent nerves along the surface of the perigynium and bidentate beak tip.

Illustration of blister sedge. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. <i>An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols</i>. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 433.

Illustration of blister sedge. USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. <i>An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols</i>. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 433.