Biology:Carex illota
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
Carex illota | |
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Scientific classification | |
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. illota
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Binomial name | |
Carex illota |
Carex illota is a species of sedge known by the common name sheep sedge.[1] It is native to western North America, where it grows in wet places such as marshes and mountain meadows, from New Mexico and California north to Western Canada .[2]
Description
This sedge produces dense clumps of stems up to about 38 centimeters in maximum height. There are a few leaves for each stem, growing up to 18 centimeters long. The nodding inflorescence is a dense dark brown cluster of spikes about a centimeter long.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2709130 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carex illota.
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