Carex cusickii
{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}
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| image = Carexcusickii.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Carex cusickii
| authority = Mack. ex Piper & Beattie
| synonyms = Carex obovoidea {{small|Cronquist. (1842).}}
| synonyms_ref ={{Cite POWO | id =46042-2/>| title = Carex cusickii Mack ex Piper & Beattie. | access-date = 9 November 2024 }}
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Carex cusickii (common name, Cusick's sedge) is a type of grass-like plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Northwestern North America from British Columbia to California, and in Utah, where it can be found in several types of wetland habitat, such as marshes, mountain meadows, and ditches. In its range it is most common in the Cascade Range and areas west.{{Cite web |title=Carex cusickii |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=17361 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=ucjeps.berkeley.edu}}
Description
Carex cusickii is a tussock-forming plant, producing clumps of stems up to 1.3 metres tall. It is sometimes dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on different individuals. The long leaves have sheaths dotted with red and edged at the top with copper. The inflorescence is often separated into distinct bunches of spikelets.{{Cite web |last=Webmaster |first=David Ratz |title=Cusick's Sedge - Montana Field Guide |url=https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PMCYP033E0 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=fieldguide.mt.gov |language=en}}
Distribution and habitat
Carex cusickii favours a marshy, wet habitat such as fens, peatlands and shores,{{Cite web |title=Carex cusickii Calflora |url=https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=1533 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.calflora.org}} where it can sometimes be found on floating mats or on rotten logs.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CACU5 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.wildflower.org}}
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,7959 Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex cusickii]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CACU5 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357143 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+cusickii Carex cusickii - Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of British Columbia
Category:Flora of the Northwestern United States