Species of grass-like plant
| Carex utriculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Clade:
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Commelinids
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| Order:
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Poales
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| Family:
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Cyperaceae
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| Genus:
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Carex
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| Subgenus:
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Carex subg. Carex
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| Section:
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Carex sect. Vesicariae
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| Species:
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C. utriculata
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| Binomial name
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Carex utriculata
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| Synonyms
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List
- Carex ampullacea var. utriculata (Boott) J.Carey
- Carex inflata var. utriculata (Boott) Druce
- Carex rostrata subsp. utriculata (Boott) Asch. & Graebn.
- Carex rostrata var. utriculata (Boott) L.H.Bailey
- Carex vesicaria var. utriculata (Boott) Dewey
- Carex bullata subsp. laevirostris (Blytt ex Fr.) Fr.
- Carex bullata var. laevirostris Blytt ex Fr.
- Carex laevirostris (Blytt ex Fr.) Andersson
- Carex laevirostris f. gracilior Kük.
- Carex rhynchophysa Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
- Carex rhynchophysa subsp. glauca Charit.
- Carex rhynchophysa subsp. lucida Charit.
- Carex robusta F.Nyl.
- Carex rostrata f. minor (Boott) Kük.
- Carex utriculata var. globosa Olney
- Carex utriculata var. minor Boott
- Carex utriculata var. sparsiflora Dewey
- Carex ventricosa Franch.
- Carex vesicaria subsp. lacustris Th.Fr.
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Carex utriculata is a species of sedge known as Northwest Territory sedge[1] and common yellow lake sedge.[2]
Distribution
This sedge is native to the northern half of North America, including most all of Canada and the northern United States, and down to montane California.[1] It is also found in northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a common plant in many types of wetland habitat.
Description
Carex utriculata produces stems exceeding 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in maximum height from a thick network of long rhizomes. The inflorescence is a cylindrical mass of flowers up to about 40 cm (16 in) long with an accompanying leaf-like bract which is generally longer than the flower spike. Each inflorescence bears up to 200 developing fruits, each enclosed in a shiny green, golden, or brown perigynium.
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Early-season, male above female spikes
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At Hamilton Lake edge, Sierra Nevada
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