''Carex vernacula'' is a species of
sedge known by the common name native sedge.
Distribution
This sedge is native to the
western United States, where it grows in moist mountain habitat in
alpine climates and higher
subalpine elevations. It often arises in cold pools of
snowmelt.
Description
''Carex vernacula'' produces clumps of erect stems 30 to 40 centimeters in maximum height, and sometimes forms colonies connected by
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 dense, tangled clump of flower spikes. The fruit is coated in a green-edged brown perigynium.
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Carex vernacula''USDA Plants Profile: Carex vernaculaFlora of North America''Carex vernacula'' - Photo gallery
vernacula
Alpine flora
Flora of the Western United States
Flora of California
Flora of Oregon
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Flora of the West Coast of the United States
Plants described in 1893
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
Taxa named by Liberty Hyde Bailey
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