sedgelike

Resembling marsh grass

Resembling or having characteristics of sedge—a family of grass-like plants that grow in wetlands and marshy areas.

Sedges have triangular stems and narrow leaves, so sedgelike typically describes plants with similar features: The sedgelike leaves emerged from the boggy soil.

appearance

grasslike

Resembling lawn blades

bladeFlat cutting edge
linearArranged in straight succession
tuftedHaving raised clusters

clumping · arching · wiry · fibrous · verdant · drooping · strappy

botany

rhizome

Horizontal underground plant stem

culmAnthracite refuse or waste
spikeletGrass flower unit
inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement

tufted · perennial · clumper · nutlet · achene · bract · sheath · fibrous roots · monocot

habitat

wetland

Waterlogged land ecosystem

bogAcidic peat wetland
marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
fenLow marshy ground

swamp · peatland · moorland · reedbed · riparian · mire · estuary · streambank · ditch · waterlogged

Opposites

plant growth form

sedgelikewoody

Made of tree-stuff

broadleaved · shrubby · arboreal · succulent · broad-leaved

habitat moisture

sedgelikearid

Devoid of water

dry · desert-adapted · xeric · drought-tolerant · grassless

Family

sedge, sedges, sedgy

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