Carex micropoda


Carex micropoda is a species of sedge found in temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Description

Carex micropoda forms tufts of leaves, each leaf being up to wide. The stems are tall, and end in a single spike of flowers with the female flowers towards the base of the spike, and the male flowers towards the tip. The utricles are long and wide, with a short brown beak.

Taxonomy

Carex micropoda was first described by Carl Anton von Meyer in 1831. It is very similar to, and possibly synonymous with, a number of other published taxa.