Carex leporina L.

Washington: Snohomish County: North end of Lord Hill Regional Park. About 0.7 air mi ESE of the junction of 127th Avenue SE and 148th St SE. Or about 0.65 mi ESE of the Lord Hill parking lot. About 50 feet N on the Pipeline trail from the intersection of Ear Therapy, Pipeline, and Red Barn trails. Elev. 374 ft.
47.85963° N, 122.04729° W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 15 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.
Wet meadow with a disturbed edge by the trail, maintained as a meadow by the occasional (every few years) mowing of the gas pipeline right of way, in mostly full sun, with Phleum pratense, Phalaris, Lotus, Juncus tenuis, Juncus effusus, Plantago, Agrostis, Carex stipata, Ranunculus repens, Juncus ensifolius, and Carex leporina. Locally fairly common. Just stems collected. Plants are clumped (cespitose). A collection of stems was made on 18 July 2021 from these same clumps, but when fruiting. Phenology: Flowers.

Daniel G. Christian s.n., May 22, 2021
WTU