Carex nebrascensis

Carex nebrascensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. nebrascensis
Binomial name
Carex nebrascensis
Dewey
Synonyms

Carex jamesii

Carex nebrascensis is a species of sedge known by the common name Nebraska sedge.

Distribution

This sedge is native to the central and Western United States and north into central Canada. It grows in wetlands at various elevations, including the Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert sky islands. Carex nebrascensis tolerates alkaline soils and submersion for long periods of time.

Description

Carex nebrascensis produces upright, angled, spongy stems up to about 90 centimeters tall. The waxy, bluish leaves form tufts around the base of each stem. The root system is a very dense network of rhizomes. The inflorescence includes a few narrow staminate spikes above some wider pistillate spikes on short peduncles. The fruit is covered in a tough, slightly inflated sac called a perigynium which sometimes has a pattern of red spotting.

Uses and cultivation

Uses for this sedge, Carex nebrascensis, include:

References

  1. ↑ Wetland Plant Fact Sheet Archived March 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.


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