Lakeshore sedge
Carex lenticularis · Aquatic plants
Out of the water · Photo: Louis Imbeau / CC BY
Also called Kellogg's sedge
How to identify Lakeshore sedge
- Dense clumps with narrow leaves
- Slender, erect, dark seed spikes
- Lowest bract longer than the cluster
- No long rhizomes
Similar plants
Water sedge spreads by rhizomes and has drooping spikes.
Growth profile
| Growing season | Grows from late spring, fruits in midsummer. |
|---|---|
| Starts growing | About 45 F soil |
| Light | Full sun |
| Depth | Moist shoreline to about 6 inches of water |
| How it spreads | Seeds and short rhizomes |
| Habitat | Gravelly and sandy lake shores, streambanks and pond edges, especially in the mountains. |
Why it matters in a lake
Typical of mountain lake shores with fluctuating water.
Where it is found
- Idaho: Occasional
- Oregon: Occasional
- Wyoming: Occasional
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Scientific name | Carex lenticularis |
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