Carex multicostata
{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}
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|image = Carexmulticostata.jpg
|genus = Carex
|display_parents = 2
|parent = Carex sect. Ovales
|species = multicostata
|authority = Mack.
|synonyms = Carex pachycarpa
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Carex multicostata is a species of sedge known by the common name manyrib sedge.
Distribution
This sedge is native to the western United States from California to Montana, where it grows mainly in dry areas in mountain ranges, such as the Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges.
Description
Carex multicostata produces a dense clump of stems up to about a meter in maximum height. The inflorescence is roughly triangular in shape and brown or gold in color, a dense cluster of overlapping spikes. The female flower has a covering bract which is reddish with white edges.
External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,8024 Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex multicostata]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357347 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+multicostata Carex multicostata - Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of the Northwestern United States
Category:Plants described in 1917
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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