Carex sparganioides

Carex sparganioides, known as bur-reed sedge^[1] or loose-headed bracted sedge,^[2] is a perennial plant belonging to the sedge family (Cyperaceae). Its native range includes most of the eastern and central United States and eastern Canada.^[1] In Maine, it is typically found in hardwood or mixed forests.^[3]

Carex sparganioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subgenus:	Carex subg. Vignea
Section:	Carex sect. Phaestoglochin
Species:	C. sparganioides
Binomial name
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd., 1805

It typically grows 30–100 centimeters (12–39 in) high, and contains teardrop-shaped seed sacs within egg-shaped spikelets.^[4]

Carex sparganioides is considered endangered in Maine and New Hampshire. It is used for soil stabilization on shaded slopes.^[1]