NOUN | plant | sand sedge, sand reed, Carex arenaria | European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States |
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Meaning | European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock / rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla. | |
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Synonyms | sand reed, Carex arenaria | |
Member of | Carex, genus Carex | large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins |
Broader | sedge | grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers |
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