common lake sedge, rip-gut sedge
Large (to five feet tall) rhizominous sedge. Sharply angled, rough culms, and fibrous lower sheaths. Common on edges of standing water. This specimen found in a flooded ditch in Ft. McCoy.
Specimen Scan
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| Carex lacustris Willd. common lake sedge, rip-gut sedge Large (to five feet tall) rhizominous sedge. Sharply angled, rough culms, and fibrous lower sheaths. Common on edges of standing water. This specimen found in a flooded ditch in Ft. McCoy. Specimen Scan | |
achene | field photo | field photo |
field photo | field photo | inflorescence scan |
ligule | plantbase | perigynium |
pistillate scale | spikelet | ventral sheath |