''Carex simulata'' is a species of
sedge known by the common name analogue sedge.
Description
''Carex simulata'' produces sharply triangular stems up to 80 centimeters tall from a long, coarse, dark brown
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 ...
. The
inflorescence is dense and rounded to open and long, containing several flower spikes.
The plant is generally
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
, with individual plants bearing male or female flowers, but not both. The male,
staminate inflorescence is usually longer and more narrow than the oval-shaped female,
pistillate
Gynoecium (; ) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) ''pistils'' ...
spike. Female flowers bear fruits which are coated in dark brown, shiny, pointed perigynia.
Distribution and habitat
This sedge is native to the western
United States and western
Canada, where it grows in many types of wet habitat, from mountain meadows to ditches, often in
alkaline conditions.
References
External links
''Carex simulata'' - Photo gallery
simulata
Flora of Nevada
Flora of California
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Flora of the Great Basin
Flora of the Western United States
Plants described in 1908
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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