''Carex obnupta'' is a species of
sedge known by the common name slough sedge. It is native to western North America from
British Columbia to
California where it grows abundantly in wet, often
saline
Saline may refer to:
* Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body
* Saline water, non-medicinal salt water
* Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern
Places
* Saline, Calvados, a commune in ...
habitat such as
wetlands. The plant produces upright, angled stems approaching 1.2 meters in maximum height, growing in beds or colonies from
rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
networks. The
inflorescence is a cluster of flower spikes accompanied by a long leaflike
bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...
. The
pistillate spikes and sometimes the
staminate spikes dangle on
peduncles. The fruit is coated by a hard, tough, shiny perigynium which is generally dark in color.
References
* C.Michael Hogan ed. 2010
''Carex obnupta''. Encyclopedia of LifeJepson Manual Treatment
External links
USDA Plants ProfileFlora of North AmericaWashington Native Plants Photo HandoutPhoto gallery
obnupta
Plants described in 1891
Taxa named by Liberty Hyde Bailey
Flora of British Columbia
Flora of California
Flora of Oregon
Flora of Washington (state)
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