Carex barrattii
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Photos courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Carex barrattii |
| Common name: | Barrett's sedge |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Growth type: | graminoid |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1 to 3 feet tall, with narrow (2 to 4 mm wide) pale bluish-green leaves that grow from tufts |
| Foliage: | |
| Flower: | Rarely produces flowers, but when it does, they are darkish purple flower spikes |
| Flowering time: | April |
| Habitat: | peaty swamps, pinelands and wet woods |
| Range in New Jersey: | coastal plain |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | S4, LP |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | USDA
lists as an obligate wetland species, i.e., Occurs almost
always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands. Named in honor of Joseph Barrattii, 1796-1882. |