Sedge and Rushes

‘Tis the season for these prickly-looking wild plants. 

Troublesome Sedge:

Dark Green Bulrush:

Last year I kept a photo file of the wildflowers and plants I found during the growing season, along with their names which I found using books and internet searches.  I didn’t have any info about the plant in this final photo, however, so I had to do some detective work.  After perusing the Illinois Wildflower website’s grasses and sedges section, I can say that this may be a Dudley’s Rush.  Go there to see a better picture of it.  The website may be from Illinois, but it works well for identifying wild plants here in Iowa, too.