Question: Sedge growing in the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts. It wasn't bothered by a late snow. Photos April 18-19, 2020.
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Question
Sedge growing in the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts. It wasn't bothered by a late snow. Photos April 18-19, 2020.
Answer
Dear jfc, you have photographed (in all likelihood) a member of section Acrocystis. These are early-flowering sedges (in fact, the earliest in most locations in New England). Examples of species in this section include Carex pensylvanicum and C. lucorum (most likely you have photographed one of these species). Once their perigynia mature, it will be possible to discern which one of these you have photographed.
