common sedge
black sedge
smooth black sedge
carex nigra latin

A common sedge in this grassland phytocoenosis is Carex shreberi.

Common names include common sedge, black sedge or smooth black sedge.

Common Sedge (Carex nigra)

The commonest grass is Festuca rubra and the commonest sedge is C. nigra.

It is native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to California, where it "is the common sedge of the Pacific coastal salt marshes."

The marshes are sedge dominated, and these include Common sedge, Carnation sedge, Flea sedge, and Star sedge.

The drier areas are heathland, with heather, Calluna vulgaris, hare's-tail cottongrass, Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath, Erica tetralix, and common sedge, Carex nigra.

Along the shores are Grey Willow, Goat Willow, Aspen, Black Alder, Bog-myrtle, Tall Bog-sedge, Common Sedge, Bottle Sedge, Slender Sedge, Cranberry, and Round-leaved Sundew.

Common names include common sedge, black sedge or smooth black sedge.

The toughest is Carex nigra, which will tolerate some shade.

Common Sedge (Carex nigra)