Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota: The Complete Guide to Species Identification

The first comprehensive, fully illustrated field guide to Minnesota’s nearly 250 species of sedges and rushes

When most of us encounter a sea of what seem like grasses, we don’t know if we’re looking at a bog or a fen, a swamp or a marsh or a meadow. What we’re seeing probably aren’t even grasses. They are sedges and rushes, which frequently make up the majority of plants in a wetland—and they can tell us, by their presence and pattern of occurrence, what kind of wetland it is. Quick to res...