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Carex torta
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Some people wonder what a sedgehead is. Here's one answer. I found this sedge blooming Saturday, April 21, 2012. A sedgehead is person who studies sedges. This sedge is called Carex torta Boott by scientists with Boott being both part of the scientific name and the name of the person who first found and described the species.
Here's the info for this species in Arkansas from my book "Arkansas Carex."
21APR2012: Map of the site at 36° 10’ 59.9”N 92° 22’ 52.7”W (the lat/long or latitude and longitude).
20APR2012: This site is along Perry Creek near the old "Cartney Ferry" site on the White River, Sylamore District of the Ozark National Fore
20APR2012: Here's the colony.
20APR2012: I don't usually do closeup photos of plants. I let other specialize in that. You can see the brownish flowers in the middle of the plant cluster.
