Carex leptalea
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Carex leptalea is a species of sedge
known by the common names bristly-stalked sedge and flaccid sedge. It is native to much of North America including most of Canada and the United States. It only grows in wetland
s. This sedge produces dense clusters of thin stems up to 70 centimeters tall from a network of branching rhizome
s. The thin, deep green leaves are soft, hairless, and sometimes drooping. The inflorescence
is up to 16 millimeters long but only 2 to 3 millimeters wide, and is yellow-green in color. There are only a few perigynia on each spikelet, and they are green and veined.
Carex
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the Cyperaceae family are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as...
known by the common names bristly-stalked sedge and flaccid sedge. It is native to much of North America including most of Canada and the United States. It only grows in wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
s. This sedge produces dense clusters of thin stems up to 70 centimeters tall from a network of branching rhizome
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
s. The thin, deep green leaves are soft, hairless, and sometimes drooping. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is up to 16 millimeters long but only 2 to 3 millimeters wide, and is yellow-green in color. There are only a few perigynia on each spikelet, and they are green and veined.