Carex lenticularis is a species of sedge known by the common names lakeshore sedge 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.

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. The fruit is covered in a green, sometimes purple-dotted perigynium beneath a brown or black flower scale.

Carex lenticularis

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex lenticularis

USDA Plants Profile: Carex lenticularis

Carex lenticularis - Photo gallery

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Flora of Western Canada

Flora of the Western United States

Flora of the West Coast of the United States

Flora of California

Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America) Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of Eastern Canada Plants described in 1803 Flora without expected TNC conservation status

Carex lenticularis