Carex jonesii
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Carex jonesii is a species of sedge known by the common name Jones' sedge. It is native to the Western United States and grows in moist habitats.
Description
Carex jonesii produces clumps of stems up to about 60 centimeters tall, surrounded by scraps of the previous year's herbage tangled with tufts of new leaves. The dense inflorescence is one or two centimeters long, containing tangles of gold and black scaled flowers.
Distribution and habitat
This sedge is native to the Western United States from California to Montana to Colorado, where it grows in moist areas, especially in subalpine mountain habitat.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAJO |access-date= |website=www.wildflower.org}}
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,8000 Jepson Manual Treatment — Carex jonesii]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAJO USDA Plants Profile: Carex jonesii]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357263 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+jonesii Carex jonesii — Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Western United States
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Category:San Bernardino Mountains
Category:Plants described in 1889
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
Category:Taxa named by Liberty Hyde Bailey
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