Species: Carex gynocrates
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Northern bog sedge is a very fine grass-like perennial that grows in patches. Stems occur scattered along thread-like rhizomes and are 2-30 cm tall. Leaves are wispy and less than 1 mm wide. Stems have one flower/fruit cluster (spike) at their apex. These spikes vary from being composed of entirely male flowers, entirely female flowers, or having male flowers above and female flowers below. Fruits (perigynia) are 2.9-3.4 mm long (Cochrane 2002).
Classification
Monocotyledoneae
Cyperales
Cyperaceae
Carex
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Northern bog sedge is a very fine grass-like perennial that grows in patches. Stems occur scattered along thread-like rhizomes and are 2-30 cm tall. Leaves are wispy and less than 1 mm wide. Stems have one flower/fruit cluster (spike) at their apex. These spikes vary from being composed of entirely male flowers, entirely female flowers, or having male flowers above and female flowers below. Fruits (perigynia) are 2.9-3.4 mm long (Cochrane 2002).