Carex straminiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. straminiformis
Binomial name
Carex straminiformis

Carex straminiformis is a species of sedge known by the common name Shasta sedge.

Description

Carex straminiformis produces dense clumps of stems 20 to 50 centimeters tall with leaves up to about 25 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense spherical brown cluster of distinct flower spikes.

Distribution and habitat

This sedge is native to the Western United States where it grows in a number of habitat types in rocky soils,[1] such as in the Sierra Nevada and Mount Shasta regions.

References

  1. "Carex straminiformis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.


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