Kellogg's Sedge, Lakeshore Sedge
Carex kelloggii var. kelloggii
Synonyms: Carex hindsii var. brevigluma, Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa, Carex lenticularis var. paullifructus, Carex vulgaris var. lipocarpa
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The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of lakeshore sedge. Photographed at Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 31, 2008. Although nibbled off by an herbivore here, the leaf-like bract below the lowest spikelet is typically longer than the inflorescence. The elongated uppermost spikelet consists of male flowers while the lower spikelet is female.The distinctive scales at the base of each perigynia are dark brown or blackish and readily visible here.
Lakeshore sedge photographed in Takhtakh Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........August 6, 2022.
The photo above shows a close-up of the perigynia of lakeshore sedge. Photographed at Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR..........July 31, 2008. The perygnia are entirely green except for the brownish tip. The scales covering the female perigynia are shorter than the perigynia and brownish to black as seen here.
Paul Slichter