Carex crus-corvi

Species category

Weed

Common name

ravenfoot sedge

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

OvateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
and flat

Size

  • Length: 2–7 mm
  • Width: 1.5–2 mm
  • Thickness: 0.5–1 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

PerigyniumPerigynium:
The saclike bract that subtends the pistillate flower of sedges (Carex), which in fruit becomes a flask-shaped envelope surrounding the fruit (achene).
with a large, inflated base and a long style

Identification notes

PerigyniumPerigynium:
The saclike bract that subtends the pistillate flower of sedges (Carex), which in fruit becomes a flask-shaped envelope surrounding the fruit (achene).
with a large, puffed base and a long apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
. AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
is flat.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Cyperaceae

Valid name

Carex crus-corvi Shuttlw. ex Kunze

Synonyms

Carex bayardii Fernald

 Carex crus-corvi.  Flat achenes with a large, puffed base and a long apex as the perigynium.
Carex crus-corvi. Flat achenes with a large, puffed base and a long apex as the perigynium.