Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana (Willd.) Wood3 of 23
August 5, Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
papillose nutsedge
Achene rounded, 1-4 mm in diameter. According to FNA, it
may be smooth, tuberculate, verrucose, or reticulate, occasionally
pubescent. Hypogynium is a peculiar hardened disc at the base of
the achene, at place of its attachment.