Carex straminiformis
{{Short description|Species of sedge}}
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Carex straminiformis is a species of sedge known by the common name Shasta sedge.
Description
Carex straminiformis produces dense clumps of stems 20 to 50 centimeters tall with leaves up to about 25 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense spherical brown cluster of distinct flower spikes.
Distribution and habitat
This sedge is native to the Western United States where it grows in a number of habitat types in rocky soils,{{Cite web |title=Carex straminiformis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357558 |access-date= |website=www.efloras.org}} such as in the Sierra Nevada and Mount Shasta regions.
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,8063 Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex straminiformis]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+straminiformis Carex straminiformis - Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Northwestern United States
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of the California desert regions
Category:Flora of the Great Basin
Category:Natural history of Shasta County, California
Category:Plants described in 1889
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
Category:Taxa named by Liberty Hyde Bailey
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