Carex lenticularis

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]

Carex lenticularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. lenticularis
Binomial name
Carex lenticularis Michx.
Synonyms
Carex enanderi Carex hindsii Carex kelloggii Carex plectocarpa

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]