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“My classes stress the interconnectedness of knowledge. A recent Fulbright fellowship provided the opportunity to work with undergraduate and graduate students at Kyoto Seika University in Japan. My teaching at Colby-Sawyer College is enhanced thanks to this experience.”
Fine and Performing Arts Professor Jon Keenan

In 2012 the college celebrated 175 years as an institution of teaching and learning. Visit the 175th website for more information and to view photos of the events.

Carex lurida Lurid Sedge
Sedge Cyperaceae family

Flower: Triangular stem, small flower sacs, slightly inflated, with straight beak. Female flower cluster is longer than the male cluster and cylindrically shaped, with many flower sacs: 0.5 - 3."

Form: Varies in size: 8" - 3.5'. Grows in clumps.

Ecology: Native. Perennial.

Habitat: Found in wet soil.

NWI status: OBL

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