Definition of vernal sedge
: a Eurasian sedge (Carex caryophyllea) with stoloniferous habit and early-blooming spikes that is naturalized in the eastern U.S.
— called also iron grass
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“Vernal sedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vernal%20sedge. Accessed 16 May. 2021.
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