Carex abrupta

Carex abrupta is a species of sedge known by the common name abrupt-beaked sedge or abruptbeak sedge. It is native to the western United States from California to Idaho,^[1] where it grows in moist mountain habitat such as meadows and slopes.^[2]

Carex abrupta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subgenus:	Carex subg. Vignea
Section:	Carex sect. Ovales
Species:	C. abrupta
Binomial name
Carex abrupta Mack.

Description

This perennial sedge forms a dense, erect clump, the stems of which may reach up to 70 centimeters in height.^[3] Leaves are basal, with whitish sheaths, and with 3 to 6 blades per fertile culm.^[4] The inflorescence is a rounded cluster of spikes 1 to 2 centimeters wide. Each fruit is surrounded by a sac called a perigynium. This is boat-shaped to scoop-shaped with a very narrow, cylindrical beak, which is coppery red to dark brown in color.^[3]