Carex multicaulis
| Carex multicaulis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. multicaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex multicaulis L.H.Bailey | |
Carex multicaulis is a species of sedge known by the common name manystem sedge. It is native to California, western Nevada, and southern Oregon, where it grows in chaparral and open forest montane habitats.
Description
This reedlike sedge produces clumps of narrow stems up to 50 or 60 centimeters tall, with short, folded or rolled leaves. The inflorescence is a narrow cluster of spike-shaped staminate flowers above a cluster of more rounded pistillate flowers.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Carex multicaulis
- USDA Plants Profile: Carex multicaulis
- Flora of North America
- Carex multicaulis — U.C. Photo gallery
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