Carex pennsylvanica
Family
Cyperaceae
Common Name(s)
Oak sedge
Flowering Time
late March to April
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign
Bracts around perigynia turn rust brown along midrib; persistent bracts from male flowers are deep rust/brown
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates
Early to late May
Notes
Transplants in a field study had 61% survival after 7 years; spreads vegetatively (Mottl et al. 2006), suggesting that transplanting could be a successful method of re-introduction.
Seed output low, but high vegetative spread (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
Seed Cleaning
None required
Storage
Unknown requirements
Restoration Potential
Medium