Sedge

The whole category of sedges is more than just a little mystery to us, therefore instead of trying to find the name of this plant, we just went with the generic title. What we can say is this image shows the flower of a sedge, in its female form. The sedge will have a male form of the flower a little later on - the two don't occur on the same plant at the same time. Different plants vary in their flowering times, so that there is an overlap where one plant has is female flowers out at the same time when another plant is showing its male flowers.

The stem of this plant is nearly triangular with sharp edges, recalling the rhyme:

Sedges have edges; Rushes are round
Grasses are hollow to the ground

The camera recorded the following information in the original image file:

Nikon D2X
   2005-06-04 12:52:09.4 PM
   Color
Data Format:         RAW (12-bit)
Compression:         None
Image Size:          Large (4288 x 2848)
Lens:                105mm F/2.8 D
Focal Length:        105mm
Exposure Mode:       Manual
Metering Mode:       Multi-Pattern
   1/125 sec - f/22
Exposure Comp.:      -0.3 EV
AF Mode:             AF-C
Flash Sync Mode:     Not Attached
Sensitivity:         ISO 400
Color Mode:          Mode II (Adobe RGB)
Hue Adjustment:      0
   Gerald & Irmgard Carter
White Balance:       Preset d-0
Tone Comp:           Less Contrast
Saturation:          Normal
Sharpening:          None
Long Exposure NR:    Off
High ISO NR:         Off