About Carex blanda Dewey
Carex blanda, commonly called the common woodland sedge or eastern woodland sedge, is a sedge species native to a wide range of habitats across the eastern and central United States and Canada. Its leaves measure 1–10 mm (1⁄32–13⁄32 inches) wide and 14–36 cm (5.5–14.2 inches) long. Its stem usually bears a staminate (male) spike at its tip, with two pistillate (female) spikes clustered closely near this tip, plus an additional pistillate spike positioned lower on the stem. Each pistillate spike holds 4 to 36 perigynia, which mature into achenes (seeds). Within its native range, Carex blanda is quite common, and it tends to spread aggressively, especially in disturbed soils.
