Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

• Length: 1.3–2.5 mm
• Width: 0.8–1.8 mm
• Thickness: 0.3–0.5 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

A papery perigyniumPerigynium:
The saclike bract that subtends the pistillate flower of sedges (Carex), which in fruit becomes a flask-shaped envelope surrounding the fruit (achene).
often covers the acheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
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Family

Cyperaceae

Valid name

Carex annectens (E.P. Bicknell) E.P. Bicknell

Synonyms

Carex annectens (E.P. Bicknell) E.P. Bicknell var. annectens
Carex annectens (E.P. Bicknell) E.P. Bicknell var. xanthocarpa (Kük.) Wiegand
Carex brachyglossa Mack.
Carex setacea Dewey var. ambigua (Barratt) Fernald