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Carex straminiformis

Species of sedge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carex straminiformis
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Carex straminiformis is a species of sedge known by the common name Shasta sedge.

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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,[1] such as in the Sierra Nevada and Mount Shasta regions.

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