Lakeshore Sedge
Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa
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 photo above shows a close-up of the upper two spikelets within the inflorescence of lakeshore sedge. Photographed at Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR......................July 31, 2008. The elongated uppermost spikelet consists of male flowers while the lower spikelet is female.
The photo above shows a close-up of a female spikelet of lakeshore sedge. Photographed at Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR......................July 31, 2008. The distinctive scales at the base of each perigynia are dark brown or blackish and readily visible here.
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