Come along on a visual journey through the woodlands
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There are numerous, wonderous nature subjects which enjoy a wet habitat like this stilt. Here in the wetlands, you'll find grass-like sedges as well rushes which share this habitat with water loving birds and plants. |
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Slender-Leaved Sedge, Carex athrostachya, is a perennial tufted herb up to 100 cm tall. The flowers are in spikes above the leaves which are in tight sheaths and flat. There are up to ten flower spikes without stalks. The plant also carries both the male and female flowers. |
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Western Inflated Sedge, Carex exsiccata, is another perennial herb which grows mostly under normal conditions in wetlands. marshes, edges of lakes, ponds and streams. It is native to California and is found in most of the western states and also in Iceland and Eurasia. |
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Tufted Sedge, Carex lenticulari, is another of the wetland sedges growing mainly in the moist and wet conditions that so many sedges prefer. It is a slender, light yellow-green perennial plant, native to North America.
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Jointed Rush, Juncus articulatus, is native to Eurasia and also Canada and the United States. It enjoys wet and moist areas including sandy places. It's a perennial with basically an erect stem which may root from the nodes. |
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Field Wood Rush, luzula campestris. is a fairly short plant and can be found in most types of grassland. It carries three to six clusters of flowers between May and June. It spreads through short stolons and the seeds in the stemless flower clusters. |
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Soft Rush, Juncus effusus
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Soft Rush, Juncus effusus, grows in large clumps and can reach five feet in height (1.5 meters) It prefers the waters egde along side the streams and the ditches. It can be invasive in any damp area. The stems are smooth and the flowers are yellowish and usually grow from one side of the plant. |
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Common Woodrush, luzula multiflora. is another of the perennial herbs. It is native to North America and enjoys the meadows and slopes and is quite at home in non wetlands or the wetland areas. |
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The Large Headed Sedge, Carex macrocephela, really thrives in the sand dunes by the waters edge. It can survive in much drier conditions than most of the other sedges. The male and female flowers are on seperate plants with the female having the larger flowering spikes. |
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Scouring Rush, Equisetum hyemale. belongs to the Horsetail family. The stems are olive to dark green and rough in texture. It is an evergreen plant and they are usually erect. The each joint that makes up the stem are several inches long with shorter segments higher up the stem. |
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So, next time you find yourself by a wetland be sure to stop and take a closer look at some of the amazing plant-life that you can find there. |
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