Fuirena pumila (Torrey) Sprengel5 of 32
August 2, Massasoit Wildlife Refuge, Plymouth
annual umbrella sedge, dwarf umbrella sedge
The lower shore is all dotted by fruits of annual umbrella sedge, Fuirena pumila. This small, inconspicuous plant occurs at sandy and peaty pond margins and on bogs all along the East Coast from Florida
to Massachusetts.