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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: Hi, wondering if you could identify this plant. Located in kettle pond/vernal pool in Wayland, Mass

  • Question

    Hi, wondering if you could identify this plant. Located in kettle pond/vernal pool in Wayland, Mass

    Answer

    Dear Sheila, you've photographed Scirpus cyperinus (common woolsedge), a native wetland species. It flowers/fruits later in the year than several of its closely related cousins.