{"id":5293,"date":"2019-01-18T18:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/?page_id=5293"},"modified":"2019-01-30T19:04:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T19:04:17","slug":"straw-colored-flatsedge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/grower-services\/weeds\/straw-colored-flatsedge\/","title":{"rendered":"Straw-colored Flatsedge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Family:<\/strong> Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genus:<\/strong> <em>Cyperus |<\/em><strong> Species:<\/strong> <em>strigosus<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> This is a common and distinctive sedge, with underground rhizomes that have roots growing from them; grows to a height of about three ft.; individual plants live for upwards of two years; the leaves are flat or rolled in some at the edges, and they all attach to a point that is at or near the base of the plant; leaf sheathes lack hairs; the stem is somewhat triangular (&#8220;sedges have edges&#8221; as the saying goes). The seed head (inflorescence) is branching.<strong> [perennial]<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It&#8217;s common to find this sedge in wetlands and wet areas with sandy soil, such as along the shores of ponds, rivers and lakes, or in ditches.\u00a0 It does well in man-made or disturbed habitats, such as a newly-constructed cranberry bed.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seeds Mature:<\/strong> Late August into September<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.newenglandwild.org\/species\/cyperus\/strigosus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Photos and Additional Information<\/strong><\/a><strong> (GoBotany.org)<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"5294\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/01\/Straw-colored-Flatsedge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5294\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/01\/Straw-colored-Flatsedge.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a blue bucket with clumps of straw-colored flatsedge piled inside.\" width=\"215\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/01\/Straw-colored-Flatsedge.jpg 215w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cranberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/01\/Straw-colored-Flatsedge-105x99.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,215px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We will try to get a better photo in 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) Genus: Cyperus | Species: strigosus Description: This is a common and distinctive sedge, with underground rhizomes that have roots growing from them; 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