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Torrey's Sedge - Carex torreyi
Other Names:
Carex abbreviata
General Description
Short-rhizomatous. Stems erect, 15–50 cm, tufted. Leaves basal and cauline, pubescent; blades 1–3 cm wide, pubescent. Inflorescence of 3 to 7 overlapping, short-pedunculate spikes; the lowest bract shorter or longer than the inflorescence. Spikes ascending; the uppermost male, 3–10 mm long; lower female, ovoid, 6–12 mm long. Perigynia ascending to spreading, green, obovoid, glabrous, veiny, ca. 3 mm long with a beak <0.5 mm long. Female scales ovate, short-awned, tan with hyaline margins, shorter than the perigynia. Achene 3-sided, filling the perigynium (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Phenology
Mature fruit in June and July. In early July, most plants are in late fruit stage, with many fruits having already dispersed.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
AB to MB south to CO, SD and WI (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 6
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Relative Density
Recency
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Habitat
Moist meadows and woodlands on the plains.
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Heidel, B.L. and H. Marriott. 1996. Sensitive plant species survey of the Ashland District, Custer National Forest, Powder River and Rosebud Counties, Montana. Unpublished report to the U.S. Forest Service. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana. 94 pp. plus appendices.
- Heidel, B.L. and K.H. Dueholm. 1995. Sensitive plant survey in the Sioux District, Custer National Forest, 1994, Carter County, Montana and Harding County, South Dakota. Unpublished report to the Custer National Forest. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana. 95 pp. plus appendices.
Lesica, P. 1994. Vegetation and ecological condition of the south Wolf Mountains, Padlock Ranch, Big Horn County, Montana. Unpublished report for The Nature Conservancy, Montana Field Office, Helena. 12 pp.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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