| Plant: Small annual grass like herb with fibrous roots and
solid stems, 3 sided, with basal leaves.  2 to 10 inches
tall.  Also known as Fiber Optic Plant. 
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      | Flowers: Spikelet is solitary at the end of stems, 1/32 inch
long, becoming brownish at maturity. 
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      | Leaf: Thread like up to 12 inches long with three sided solid
stems. 
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      | Can be found here: | Big Canyon 
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      | Native Plant: Yes | Halophyte: No | 
    
      | Family Name:  Sedge 
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 | Date: 8/6/2005 |