Carex micropoda

Carex micropoda is a species of sedge found in temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Carex micropoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subgenus:	Carex subg. Psyllophora
Section:	Carex sect. Dornera
Species:	C. micropoda
Binomial name
Carex micropoda C.A.Mey.
Synonyms [1]
Carex crandallii Carex jacobi-peteri Carex nivalis (invalid)

Description

Carex micropoda forms tufts of leaves, each leaf being up to 2 millimetres (0.079 in) wide.^[2] The stems are 5–40 centimetres (2.0–15.7 in) tall, and end in a single spike of flowers with the female (pistillate) flowers towards the base of the spike, and the male (staminate) flowers towards the tip. The utricles are 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and 1.0–1.3 mm (0.039–0.051 in) wide, with a short brown beak.^[2]

Taxonomy

Carex micropoda was first described by Carl Anton von Meyer in 1831. It is very similar to, and possibly synonymous with, a number of other published taxa.^[1][2]