Common Name:
Creeping Sedge

Scientific Name:
Carex chordorrhizia L.

Family:
Sedge (Cyperaceae)

Plant Description:
A perennial reproducing by underground root stocks. Plants have triangular stems (a common characteristics of sedges) and reach a height of 1-3 feet. The plant flowers in late April to early May with dense seed heads formed at the end of fertile culms. New stolons form in mid to late summer. Leaves are long, straight, and narrow.

Remarks:
Creeping sedge can be found on cranberry marshes statewide. It is typically found in the wetter areas of cranberry beds. Many growers may confuse it with a species of grass. Creeping sedge may be introduced into new plantings as stolons along with mowed vines or cuttings. Dense stands of creeping sedge may compete with cranberry vines for sunlight.