Carex lenticularis Michx. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Carex lenticularis Michx.
Carex lenticularis Michx. is a sedge with angled clumped stems, erect spiked inflorescences, and distinctively colored fruit structures.
This species of sedge, scientifically named Carex lenticularis Michx., grows in clumps of slender, greenish yellow, angled stems. Its inflorescence holds erect spikes, with a long bract that is longer than the spikes. The fruit of Carex lenticularis is covered by a green perigynium that sometimes has purple dots; this perigynium sits beneath a brown or black flower scale.
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Carex comosa Boott
Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey
Carex sylvatica Huds.
Scirpus georgianus R.M.Harper
Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult.
Carex collinsii Nutt.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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