Carex hoodii
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Carex hoodii is a species of sedge known by the common name Hood's sedge. It is native to western North America from Alaska to Nunavut to California to South Dakota, where it grows in dry to moist habitat in forests and on mountain slopes.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357242 Flora of North America v23 p 291][http://journals.sfu.ca/cfn/index.php/cfn/article/view/749 William J. Cody, Kenneth L. Reading, Jennifer M. Line. 2003. Additions and Range Extensions to the Vascular Plant Flora of the Continental Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada, II. Canadian Field-Naturalist 117(3).]
Description
Carex hoodii produces clumps of very thin stems up to about 80 centimeters in height. The leaves are narrow and possess a tight, green sheath at the base. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of spikelets 1-2 centimeters long. The flowers have reddish scales with light edges. The fruit is coated in a perigynium which is brown in the center and green around the edges, and may have a notched tip.
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,7993 Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex hoodii]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAHO5 USDA Plants Profile: Carex hoodii]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357242 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+hoodii Carex hoodii - Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of Western Canada
Category:Flora of the Western United States
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of British Columbia
Category:Flora of the West Coast of the United States
Category:Flora of South Dakota
Category:Plants described in 1839
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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