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Carex kelloggii (Carex kelloggii)

Description

Carex lenticularis Michx. , is a species of herbaceous plant belonging to the family of the Cyperaceae. It is native to much of northern North America , including most of all the states of Canada and the western United States , where it grows in moist habitat. This sedge produces thin clusters of greenish-yellow color with angled stems . The inflorescence is an erect spike with a long bract superior to the length of the peaks. The fruit is covered in a green perigynium , sometimes purple, sprinkled under brown or black flower scales.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Carex