sedge

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Backyards full of wispy sedge grass, verdant moss, and wildflower meadows are helping bring gardens and green spaces back to life.

From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023

“Grasses that develop a bit of color in autumn are sophisticated and simple in a vase. I’m thinking of Miscanthus, sedge and Japanese forest grass, but there are many to choose from,” says Morgan.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021

In the 1990s, the shore was covered with sedge and the lake bottom was strewn with the rounded shells of native mollusks.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 20, 2021

What was once a coastal bay is now dotted with small lakes, peat bogs, and mires with white sphagnum mosses and grassy sedge plants.

From Scientific American • Aug. 13, 2021

Miyax tied another red patch on the sedge, rounded a boggy pond, and climbed the heave where the owl lived.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George