CYPERACEAE

Carex planostachys

Common Name:  Cedar Sedge

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habit - low growing and found under heavy Juniperus canopy an inflorescence with male and female flowers in March--can you tell which is which?  Is this species monoecious or dioecious?
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male inflorescence -- the long yellow structures are anthers