Carex lenticularis

Carex lenticularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. lenticularis
Binomial name
Carex lenticularis
Synonyms

Carex enanderi
Carex hindsii
Carex kelloggii
Carex plectocarpa

Carex lenticularis is a species of sedge known by the common names lakeshore sedge[1] and goosegrass sedge. It is native to much of northern North America, including most all of Canada and the western United States, where it grows in wet habitats.[1]

Description

This sedge, Carex lenticularis, produces clumps of slender, greenish yellow, angled stems. The inflorescence bears erect spikes with a long bract exceeding the length of the spikes.[2] The fruit is covered in a green, sometimes purple-dotted perigynium beneath a brown or black flower scale.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  2. ^ "Carex lenticularis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  3. ^ "Carex lenticularis (Lakeshore Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info.


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