Carex hassei
{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}
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|authority = L.H.Bailey
|synonyms = Carex saliniformis
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Carex hassei is a species of sedge known by the common name salt sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California to New Mexico, where it grows in moist places, such as meadows.
Description
This sedge, Carex hassei, is similar to the Golden sedge, Carex aurea, and has sometimes been treated as part of that species. It produces stems up to about 40 centimeters tall, or sometimes taller. The inflorescence has a long, leaflike bract that is longer than the spikes. The flowers have reddish-brown, white-tipped scales and the fruit is coated in a perigynium which is fleshy, bumpy, and light in color.
External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,7985 Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex hassei]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAHA5 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357229 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+hassei Carex hassei - Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Western United States
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of the West Coast of the United States
Category:Flora of British Columbia
Category:Flora of Baja California
Category:Plants described in 1896
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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