Kingdom Plantae Family Cyperaceae Scientific name Carex neurophora Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Carex Higher classification Sedges | |
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Similar Sedges, Carex nervina, Carex leporinella, Carex jonesii, Carex occidentalis | ||
Carex neurophora is a species of sedge known by the common name alpine nerve sedge. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in wet mountain habitat such as meadows and streambanks. This sedge produces stems up to about 60 centimeters tall and inflorescences which are dense, oblong clusters of indistinguishable spikes of flowers.
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