Flower ID: IMG_0277.JPG-05-11-2022 Flower name (scientific): Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. PY: 1826. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) KAY-reks spren-GEL-ee-ee (or spren-GEL-ee-eye) Flower name (common): Sprengel's Sedge Family name (common): Sedge Family name (scientific): Cyperaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Latin for sedge. The latter from the Latin secāre meaning to cut, also from Greek for cutter, which refer to the sharp leaf edges on many species. Specific epithet: Named after the German botanist Christian Konrad Sprengel (1750 – 1816). Common name origin: For the botanist Christian Konrad Sprengel and the family to which all the Catex species belong. Flower description: Size: 0.4 to 0.8 inches (10 to 20 mm) Petal count: 0 Color: white or yellow Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves typically 20 to 40 cm long, sometimes much longer, and about 2.5 to 4 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear. Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to May Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forest openings, thickets, meadows, woodlands, roadsides, streambanks, lake and pond margins, dry to mesic, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.798398 Longitude: -91.515683 Altitude: 255.00 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, CO, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SD, VT, WI, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, ON, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na