Biology:Carex mariposana

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex mariposana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. mariposana
Binomial name
Carex mariposana
L.H.Bailey & Mack.
Synonyms

Carex paucifructus

Carex mariposana is a species of sedge known by the common name Mariposa sedge.

Description

Carex mariposana produces dense clumps of stems up to about 90 centimeters in maximum height and narrow leaves up to about 30 centimeters long.[1] The inflorescence is a dense or open cluster of gold, brown, or reddish spikes. The fruit is covered with a sac called a perigynium which is generally greenish or coppery brown, veined, and winged.[citation needed]

Distribution and habitat

This sedge is native to the Sierra Nevada of California and far western Nevada, where it grows in moist areas such as meadows.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5039105 entry