Carex lonchocarpa

Carex lonchocarpa, the southern long sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Texas and the southeastern US.^[1][2] A perennial reaching 4 ft (120 cm), it can be found in a wide variety of wet habitats, on sand, peat, or acid soils.^[2]

Carex lonchocarpa
The brown growths are from an infection with Farysia thuemenii, a smut fungus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. lonchocarpa
Binomial name
Carex lonchocarpa Willd. ex Spreng.
Synonyms[1]
Carex folliculata var. australis L.H.Bailey Carex smalliana Mack.