Bristly Sedge is a robust emergent sedge with distinctive spiky fruiting heads that have long, spreading beaks. Native to wetlands across eastern North America, it grows 2–4 feet tall in standing water or saturated soils. The bristly appearance of the fruiting spikes makes this an easy sedge to identify. It is a valuable wetland species for shoreline stabilization.
Habitat
Found in shallow ponds, marshes, and along lake and river margins.
Diet
Seeds and vegetative parts consumed by waterfowl; provides habitat for aquatic invertebrates.
How common
Uncommon
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