Carex+normalis

Carex Normalis

Type- Sedge Meadow

Common Names- Greater Straw Sedge, Spreading Oval Sedge

Color- The Carex Normalis has a green stalk, sometimes with a little white, and brown burr like flowers on the top.

Leaves- The Carex Normalis leaves are smooth and hairless.

Location- The Carex Normalis is located on most of the eastern part of the United States.

Importance- The Carex Normalis is good for rain gardens and moist meadows because they soak up all of the extra water that is not needed by other plants.

The Carex Normalis seeds, shown below, grow to make the plant around 3 feet tall.

**Works Cited** ****Natural Resources Conservation Service-**** []

Hoffman Nursery- []

Prairie Moon Nursery- []