Collin's sedge Carex collinsii

OVERVIEW: Collin's sedge has slender arching stems up to 30 inches tall and narrow leaves.  The female flowers (perigynia), which are about ½ inch long and very slender, extend at an oblique, downward-pointing angle from the axis of the spike.  Male flowers are in a separate spike at the tip of the stem.

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