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Beautiful Sedge - Carex concinna

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
C-value: 7


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General Description
Rhizomatous. Stems ascending to erect, 5–20 cm, often tufted. Leaves mainly basal; blades 1–3 mm wide. Inflorescence of 3 to 4 overlapping spikes; the lowest bract inconspicuous. Spikes short-pedunculate, ascending; the uppermost male, 3–6 mm long; the lower female, 4–8 mm long, few-flowered. Perigynia ascending to spreading, yellow-green, pubescent, obovoid, 2–3 mm long with a minute beak; stigmas 3. Female scales ovate, brown with a pale midvein and hyaline margins, shorter and narrower than the perigynia. Achene 3-sided, filling the perigynium (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Native
 


Range Comments
YT to NL south to OR, CO and MI. (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 22

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Habitat
Wet, often calcareous soil of seeps, forests (often spruce), streambanks; montane
(Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).


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