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Questions and Answers: 2020

Question: Sedge growing in an occasionally sunlit spot next to a tree in the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

  • Question

    Sedge growing in an occasionally sunlit spot next to a tree in the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

    Answer

    Dear jfc, this looks like a member of Carex section Acrocystis. These are early flowering species that will need the mature perigynia for identification.