Carex micropoda

Carex micropoda is a species of sedge found in temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Description
Carex micropoda forms tufts of leaves, each leaf being up to 2 mm wide. The stems are 5 - 40 cm tall, and end in a single spike of flowers with the female (pistillate) flowers towards the base of the spike, and the male (staminate) flowers towards the tip. The utricles are 3 - 5 mm long and 1.0 - 1.3 mm wide, with a short brown beak.

Taxonomy
Carex micropoda was first described by Carl Anton von Meyer in 1831. It is very similar to, and possibly synonymous with, a number of other published taxa.