Sedge ID

Tap

5 year old buck +
Sorry, I have to ask again. I think it was @Nature Hunter and a few others that said this was a sedge.
I gotta say that this stuff just might me a great winter forage. It's been in some of my worn-out clover plots for several years now, and I've been watching deer (from my window, and several as I type this) pound it during winter.
My impression of it is that is extremely durable. It withstands heavy browsing and heavy traffic on a damp slope that clover does not hold up to. Yeah the perennial clover comes back in mid spring, but it generally gets eaten down to mud through out the winter. This sedge hold up. It develops a root crown that withstands hoof traffic and browsing. It really does well with my particular situation of high deer density and damp slopes.
Originally, I was convinced that I needed to eradicate it, but I'm not starting to think it's quite desirable (for my situation). One side benefit is that I'm constantly battling Canada Thistle and Dock in these plots. I can spray some herbicides that address that, but won't kill this sedge...yeah, I know "sedge" is a four letter word (don't count the letters).
I really have lesser need for spring and summer plots, but a desirable, winter forage is a good thing for me.
So, what is this stuff and could it work for other guys?20190214_104226.jpeg
 
Summer pic...
This stuff is getting pounded thru the snow as I type this.

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Tap, there are over 1500 varieties of sedge, but look at Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pennsylvanica) and see what you think.
 
Tap, there are over 1500 varieties of sedge, but look at Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pennsylvanica) and see what you think.
All the images that I can find of Carex pennsylvanica look different than what I have. The stuff growing on my place seems to have a broader, more flat leaf.
And I am assuming what I have is actually a sedge. Could I be mistaken about that?
 
All the images that I can find of Carex pennsylvanica look different than what I have. The stuff growing on my place seems to have a broader, more flat leaf.
And I am assuming what I have is actually a sedge. Could I be mistaken about that?

I'm not sure Tap, because I don't think it grows in my area. If you have a local soil conservation office, you might try there. If it is something common in your area they might know, because if deer eat it that well, I'm sure that cattle would too. For that reason, they might recognize it. Good luck.
 
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