''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. 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.
Distribution and habitat
This sedge is native to the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
of
California and far western
Nevada, where it grows in moist areas such as
meadows.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Carex mariposana''''Carex mariposana'' - Photo gallery
mariposana
Flora of California
Flora of Nevada
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of Mariposa County, California
Plants described in 1917
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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