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Woodrush Sedge - Carex luzulina

Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S5
C-value: 7


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General Description
Caespitose. Stems erect, 15–70 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; blades 3–8 mm wide. Inflorescence of 2 to 5 ascending spikes; the lowest bract shorter than the inflorescence. Spikes: the uppermost male or bisexual with male flowers below, 1–3 cm long; the lower female, 10–25 mm long, pedunculate, cylindric. Perigynia ascending, green to purple, narrowly lanceolate, glabrous or sparsely setose above, 3.5–4.5 mm long with an entire, indistinct beak ca. 1 mm long; stigmas 3. Female scales purplish to black sometimes with a pale midstripe, shorter and ca. as wide as the perigynia (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

In Montana we have varieties ablata (L.H. Bailey) F. J. Herm. and atropurpurea Dorn.

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

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Range Comments
BC south to CA, NV, UT and WY (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 194

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Habitat

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.
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    • 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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