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different-nerve sedge
Scientific Name: Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Different-nerve Sedge (Carex heteroneura)
Carex heteroneura, commonly known as different-nerve sedge, is a perennial graminoid belonging to the sedge family (Cyperaceae).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex heteroneura W. Boott
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
- Genus: Carex
- Species: heteroneura
- Subspecies: Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa, Carex heteroneura var. heteroneura, Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama
- Synonyms: Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa, Carex atrata var. erecta, Carex heteroneura S.Watson
Distribution and Habitat
This sedge is native to western Canada and the western United States.
Common Names
- Different-nerve Sedge
- Different Nerve Sedge
- Different-veined Sedge
- Variable nerved sedge
- Erect Blackened Sedge
Ecological Role
One source lists Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa as an invasive or nonnative species.
Associations
Carex heteroneura resembles Navajo sedge (Carex specuicola) but can be distinguished by characteristics such as the perigynia.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Carex heteroneura.