BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Goose-grass sedge grows 4 to 12 inches (10-30 cm) tall.  It has three to
five spikes which are 0.5 to 1 inch (1-2 cm) long.  The short, slender,
vertical rhizomes are not creeping [3].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Geophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
NO-ENTRY


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Goose-grass sedge grows in wet, boggy, or mossy ground near or above
timberline.  It will grow in poorly drained sites such as basins and
depressions, and near snowmelt ponds, springs, and groundwater seepage.
The water table may be at or near the surface through the summer.
Goose-grass sedge grows at 6,500 to 8,000 feet (2,100-2,580 m) in
Montana [5,7].

Goose-grass sedge grows on soils that are an accumulation of
water-deposited silts, clays, and organic matter.  Dull gray and bluish
colors indicated anaerobic conditions.  This is less common where plant
cover is greater.  Goose-grass sedge is often associated with
cotton-sedges (Eriophorum spp.) [5].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Goose-grass sedge has mature fruit by late July and August [7].

Related categories for Species: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge