Biology:Carex nigricans
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Short description: Species of plant
| Carex nigricans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. nigricans
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex nigricans C.A.Mey.
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Carex nigricans is a species of sedge known by the common name black alpine sedge.
Distribution
This sedge is native to western North America from Alaska to the Sierra Nevada in California , to Colorado, where it grows in wet areas in mountain, taiga, and tundra habitat.
Description
Carex nigricans produces thick mats and loose clumps of stems up to 30 centimeters tall from a network of short rhizomes. The pistillate flowers have dark bracts and the fruit is covered in a dark colored, long beaked perigynium.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex nigricans
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Carex nigricans - Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q13365227 entry
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