Carex pellita
(Woolly Sedge)
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C. pellita and C. lasiocarpa are
closely related species. Plant A was growing in a ditch along a
campground roadway in the parklands of Saskatchewan and is clearly C. pellita.
Plant B was growing in a ditch along a trail
in the mixed forest alongside a patch of conifers. Although the leaf width
of Plant B is smaller than that of Plant A and is closer in size to C. lasiocarpa, I believe
Plant B is also
C. pellita. See here for
a discussion.
Plant A

Whole Plant |

Lower Plant |

Lowest Leaf, Ventral Strip Front |

Lowest Leaf, Ventral Strip Side |

Upper Leaf, Ventral Strip Front |
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Leaf Blade, Adaxial Side |

Leaf Blade, Abaxial Side |

Inflorescence |
Inflorescence
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Upper (Staminate) Spikes |

Upper (Staminate) Spikes |

Pistillate Spike |

Pistillate Spike |

Pistillate Spike Base |

Pistillate Spike Base |

Pistillate Flower, Adaxial Side |
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Pistillate Flower, Abaxial Side |

Pistillate Flower, Abaxial Side |

Pistillate Flower, Side View |

Pistillate Flower, Side View |

Perigynium |

Perigynium |

Plants in Ground |

Several Shoots |

Single Shoot |

Single Shoot |

Third Uppermost Cauline Leaf |
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Second Uppermost Cauline Leaf |

Uppermost Cauline Leaf |

Third Uppermost Cauline Leaf, Cross Section |
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Second Uppermost Cauline Leaf, Cross Section |

Uppermost Cauline Leaf, Cross Section |

Early Inflorescence |

Early Inflorescence |

Early Inflorescence |
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Early Scale and Perigynium, Abaxial Side |

Early Scale and Perigynium, Adaxial Side |

Perigynium Side A |

Perigynium Side B |

Perigynium |

Perigynium Cut Open |

Achene |
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