Carex atrosquama

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Carex atrosquama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Racemosae
Species:
C. atrosquama
Binomial name
Carex atrosquama

Carex atrosquama, the lesser blackscale sedge, is a species of sedge that was first formally named by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1912.[1][2] It is native to the northwestern United States and western Canada, from Alaska south to Utah and Colorado.[3] It grows in alpine and subalpine meadows, as well as along rivers and streams in gravelly areas.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Carex atrosquama". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex atrosquama". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Murray, David F. (2002). "Carex atrosquama". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 August 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.