hop sedge - Carex lupulina

USDA Plant Code: CALU4
Light Requirement: part shade
Soil Moisture: medium/moist
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: graminoid,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: no
Bloom Period: no
Fragrant: no
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Plant(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge
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Plant(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge
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Feature(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge - basal sheaths
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Spikelet(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge
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Spikelet(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge
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Feature(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge - perygnia (to separate from a rarer species, Carex lupuliformis, immature achenes were extracted and measured - average 2 mm wide - achenes also did not have 'knobby' sides); mid-July, 2013
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Spikelet(s);
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Feature(s); ligule
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Spikelet(s);
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Spikelet(s);
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Spikelet(s); comparison of pistillate spikes - Carex lurida (top), Carex lupulina (bottom)
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Fruit(s); Carex lupulina (left), Carex lurida (right)
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Fruit(s); comparison of perigynia - Carex lurida (bottom), Carex lupulina (top)
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Seed(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge - immature achene - mid-to-late July, 2013
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Seed(s); Carex lupulina - hop sedge - immature achene - mid-to-late July, 2013
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Stem(s);
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Stem(s);
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Seed(s); Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
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