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Lake Tahoe Sedge - Carex tahoensis
General Description
Densely caespitose. Stems erect, 15–30 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; blades 1–3 mm wide. Inflorescence of 4 to 6 sessile, overlapping spikes; lowest bract inconspicuous. Spikes 9–13 mm long, all similar; female flowers above male. Perigynia erect, green to brown, narrowly ovate, convex, wing-margined, ca. 5.5 × ca. 2 mm, tapered to a serrulate beak, 1–2 mm long; stigmas 2. Female scales bronze with wide hyaline margins, concealing the perigynia. Achene 2-sided, smaller than the perigynium (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Diagnostic Characteristics
Most reports of Carex xerantica for Montana are referrable here.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
YT south to CA, UT and CO (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 5
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Recency
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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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