The Carex Ailanthoides is a very common, tiny plant and can be found mostly in savannas. It blooms once a year, for 3 weeks. It has huge, oval leaves, which are usually olive-green. It also grows huge flowers, which can be bronze, light purple and dark brown. These plants grow in large groups, but it's fairly simple to control and maintain their growth. They can be dried and used in cooking. As a defense mechanism the Carex Ailanthoides grows large thorns. They rely on water currents to carry their seeds away to reproduce. Once pollinated, they grow fairly large, inedible nuts.