| Taxon | Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Family common name(s) | sedge; sedges; bulrush |
| Genus common name(s) | carex; sedge; sedge-grass; sedge grass; sedgegrass; shere-grass; shere grass |
| Species common name(s) | lenticular sedge; lens-fruited sedge; lens-shaped sedge; lens sedge |
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| Common name(s) specific to synonym; taxon noted in brackets | Kellogg's sedge [Carex kelloggii]; Kellogg sedge [Carex kelloggii] |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | lakeshore sedge, lake-shore sedge, lake shore sedge, shore sedge, tufted sedge are applied to multiple Carex taxa; few-ribbed sedge is applied more commonly to var. impressa; sword-grass, sword grass, sedge grass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (pejorative or derogatory): nigger-wool, nigger wool, niggerwool |
| Notes | Kellogg is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Kelloggs, Kellog, Kellog's are errors |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Carex kelloggii W. Boott var. kelloggii |
