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Great Smoky Mountain sedge
Scientific Name: Carex proposita
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: WA (Smoky Mountain sedge)
Carex proposita - Great Smoky Mountain Sedge
Carex proposita, commonly known as Great Smoky Mountain Sedge, is a perennial graminoid belonging to the genus Carex.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex proposita Mack.
- Common Name: Great Smoky Mountain Sedge
- Family: Not specified in the text.
- Genus: Carex
Distribution and Habitat
- Carex proposita has a scattered distribution in parts of the western United States.
- It is locally abundant and sometimes the dominant sedge in its habitat.
- Frequently found within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Description
- Carex proposita is a perennial graminoid.
Ecology
- Monitoring the sedge's limited habitat has likely prevented a large portion of its decline.
- Sedges, in general, can help prevent the invasion of woody vegetation.
- They form an essential part of the diet for certain animals, particularly in the spring, although wild hogs generally avoid sedges.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- The "Perfect Fly" brand offers artificial flies designed to imitate the Short-horned Sedge Adult, and Great Autumn Brown Sedge for fly fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Glyphipterix quadragintapunctata is a Sedge Moth species found in the Great Smoky Mountains.