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Crawford's Sedge - Carex crawfordii

Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
C-value: 5


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General Description
Densely caespitose. Stems erect, 20–50 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; blades 1–4 mm wide. Inflorescence of 3 to 8 sessile spikes, aggregated into an elongate head; lowest bract inconspicuous. Spikes 5–9 mm long, all similar; female flowers above male. Perigynia erect, light brown with green margins, glabrous, narrowly lanceolate, narrowly wing-margined, 3–4 × 0.6–1.2 mm, tapered to the 1.5-2 mm long beak, weakly serrulate to the tip; stigmas 2. Female scales golden brown with a green midvein, shorter and as wide as the perigynia. Achene 2-sided, nearly filling the perigynium (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Range Comments
AK to NL south to OR, ID, MT, MO and NY (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 11

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Habitat
Moist meadows, forest openings, shores of streams, lakes; valleys, montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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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