Northwest Territory Sedge

Description

Carex utriculata produces stems exceeding one meter-3 feet in maximum height from a thick network of long rhizomes. The inflorescence is a cylindrical mass of flowers up to about 40 centimeters long with an accompanying leaflike bract which is generally longer than the flower spike. Each inflorescence bears up to 200 developing fruits, each enclosed in a shiny green, golden or brown perigynium.