Carex athrostachya
{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}
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|genus = Carex
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|parent = Carex sect. Ovales
|species = athrostachya
|authority = Olney
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Carex athrostachya is a species of sedge known by the common name slenderbeak sedge. It is native to western North America, including Alaska to central Canada, the western contiguous United States, and just into Baja California.
Description
Carex athrostachya grows in wet and seasonally wet areas, such as wetlands and meadows. It produces dense clumps of stems up to 80 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a dense green to brown cluster one or two centimeters long.
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,7944 Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex athrostachya]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357056 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+athrostachya Carex athrostachya - Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Western United States
Category:Flora of Western Canada
Category:Flora of Baja California
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Plants described in 1868
Category:Taxa named by Stephen Thayer Olney
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