Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Carex stricta Lam.

Family: Cyperaceae

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Carex stricta Lam. var. strictior (Dewey) Carey, Carex strictior Dewey

Common names:

Tussock sedge (1878-1907, forms tussocks upto 1 ft above ground in swampy ground) (5, 72, 86, 156)

Upright sedge (1894-Present) (50, 129)

Upright-leaf sedge [Upright-leaved sedge] (1878) (86)

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