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Cordilleran sedge

Scientific Name: Carex cordillerana

Family: Cyperaceae

Category: Monocot

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Cordilleran Sedge: An Overview

Learn about the Cordilleran Sedge, a fascinating plant with a specific ecological niche. This page provides information on its classification, distribution, and key characteristics.

Scientific and Common Names

  • Scientific Name: Carex cordillerana Saarela & B.A. Ford
  • Common Names: Cordilleran Sedge, Mountain-Range Sedge

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Carex
  • Species: Carex cordillerana
  • Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Authority: Saarela & B.A. Ford

Morphological Characteristics

  • Densely caespitose (growing in tufts or clumps).
  • Culms (stems) are 6.8 to 40 cm tall.
  • Basal sheaths are pale to medium brown.
  • Leaves have dull green to yellowish-green blades, exceeding the culms in length.
  • Leaf blades are 1.5 to 5.9 mm wide.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Typical of the Cordilleran regions of western North America.
  • Found in valleys and lowlands of the Boreal Cordillera, north of British Columbia.

Ecological Role

  • In lowlands, Cordilleran sedge is found in areas of sedge and moss tundra.
  • Also present in moist sedge-cottongrass and shrub meadows within the Cordillera Ecozone.

Further Information

  • USDA provides information on Carex cordillerana.