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

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.

Carex straminiformis

Distribution and habitat

This sedge is native to the Western United States where it grows in a number of habitat types in rocky soils, such as in the Sierra Nevada and Mount Shasta regions.

Carex straminiformis

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex straminiformis

Carex straminiformis - Photo gallery

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Flora of the Northwestern United States

Flora of Nevada

Flora of Utah

Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Great Basin Natural history of Shasta County, California Plants described in 1889 Flora without expected TNC conservation status Taxa named by Liberty Hyde Bailey

Carex straminiformis