Family: Cyperaceae
blister sedge, tufted lake sedge
[Carex inflata Huds., more...]
Scott A. Milburn
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Etymology: Carex: the classical Latin name
Plants: perennial sedge
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial sedge
Conservation Status: Native
- a "bottlebrush" or "bladder" sedge
- often confused with C. utriculata
- cespitose, rhizomes short, not spongy at base
- ligules longer than wide
- culms scabrous beneath inflorescence
- perigynia walls papery, thin
- pistillate scales not awned
- achene not indented
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos The Texas A&M Bioinformatics Working Group: Detailed drawings by Harry C. Creutzburg for Kenneth K. Mackenzie's (1940) North American Caricaea
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Andrew Hipp
Robert W. Freckmann
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Scott A. Milburn
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