Species: Carex tenuiflora
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Thin-flowered sedge forms loose clumps with slender, 8 to 24 inch high stems,arising from creeping rhizomes. The leaves are ca. 1 mm wide. Flowers are borne in 2-4 small spikelets which are grouped together in a cluster at the top of the stem. A few male flowers (recognized by the old stamens) occur at the base of each spike. The whitish, papery scales have a green center, and are as long as the perigynia that they subtend. The pale green, narrowly elliptic perigynia are ca. 3 mm long and are tapered but beakless. There are 2 styles and the seed achene is lens-shaped.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Monocotyledoneae
Cyperales
Cyperaceae
Carex
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Thin-flowered sedge forms loose clumps with slender, 8 to 24 inch high stems,arising from creeping rhizomes. The leaves are ca. 1 mm wide. Flowers are borne in 2-4 small spikelets which are grouped together in a cluster at the top of the stem. A few male flowers (recognized by the old stamens) occur at the base of each spike. The whitish, papery scales have a green center, and are as long as the perigynia that they subtend. The pale green, narrowly elliptic perigynia are ca. 3 mm long and are tapered but beakless. There are 2 styles and the seed achene is lens-shaped.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life