Whenever I see something that resembles grass, but is near or in a wetland area and open shade, I know it’s probably a Sedge. Sedges are quite different in make up than grasses although they look similar upon first sighting. This is Prickly Sedge (Carex stipata) a common native in open woodlands that have wet feet. These were at the Caldwell Lily Pond. The saying to help identify a sedge vs. grass is “Sedges have edges, grasses are hollow with nodes to the ground”. The stems of Sedges are triangular (edges). Copyright 2026 Pamela Breitberg
