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Carex obnupta
Species of grass-like plant in the sedge family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carex obnupta is a species of sedge known by the common name slough sedge.[3]
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Description
The plant produces upright, angled stems approaching 1.2 meters in maximum height, growing in beds or colonies from rhizome networks. The inflorescence is a cluster of flower spikes accompanied by a long leaflike bract.[4] The pistillate spikes and sometimes the staminate spikes dangle on peduncles. The fruit is coated by a hard, tough, shiny perigynium which is generally dark in color.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Carex obnupta is native to western North America from British Columbia to California where it grows abundantly in wet, often saline habitat such as wetlands.[6]
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