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Carex nudata

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Cyperaceae

Scientific name
  
Carex nudata

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Poales

Genus
  
Carex

Higher classification
  
Sedges

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Similar
  
Sedges, Carex barbarae, Carex angustata, Carex hassei, Carex leporinella

Carex nudata is a species of true sedge known by several common names, including torrent sedge, California black-flowering sedge, Dudley's sedge, and naked sedge.

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Distribution

This sedge is found in California, Oregon, and Washington. It grows amidst rocks and developing a dense mounding bunchgrass type form, in coastal and in montane habitats.

Description

Carex nudata is a bright green sedge which grows in mounds below the high-water mark in marshes and on river banks. It bears long scaly spikes of black, dark reddish or dusky brown flowers, which begin erect and then droop when they become heavy.

References

Carex nudata Wikipedia