''Carex alata'', commonly called broad-winged sedge, is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the sedge family. It is native to eastern North America, in Canada and the United States. It grows in wet,

marsh In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p More in genera ...

y areas. The species name is Latin for "winged", in reference to its winged perigynia.

Description

''Carex alata'' is a

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

that flowers in spring, fruiting in late spring and summer. It may go dormant in hot summer weather if soils are not kept consistently moist.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2938197 alata Taxa named by John Torrey Flora of Northern America