''Carex nudata'' is a species of

true sedge ''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...

known by several common names, including torrent sedge, California black-flowering sedge, Dudley's sedge, and naked sedge.

Distribution

This sedge is found in

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, and

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. It grows amidst rocks and developing a dense mounding

bunchgrass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial ...

type form, in coastal and in montane

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Description

''Carex nudata'' is a bright green sedge which grows in mounds below the high-water mark in marshes and on river banks. It bears long scaly spikes of black, dark reddish or dusky brown flowers, which begin erect and then droop when they become heavy.

External links

Calflora: ''Carex nudata''Jepson Manual (TJM2) treatment of ''Carex nudata''USDA Plants Profile: Carex nudataUC CalPhotos gallery: ''Carex nudata''
nudata Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of Washington (state) Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Freshwater plants Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Plants described in 1880 Taxa named by Sereno Watson Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Carex-stub