Carex haydeniana
Species of grass-like plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of grass-like plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carex haydeniana is a species of sedge known by the common name cloud sedge.
Carex haydeniana | |
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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. haydeniana |
Binomial name | |
Carex haydeniana | |
Synonyms | |
Carex nubicola |
It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south to California and New Mexico. It grows in moist, rocky areas in subalpine and alpine climates.
Carex haydeniana produces clumps of drooping to decumbent stems up to 30 or 40 centimeters long, often much shorter. There are a few flat leaves per stem, each up to about 16 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a dense dark brown spherical cluster of indistinct spikelets.
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