Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Carex atrosquama
Carex atrosquama Mack.
Lesser Blackscale Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s): Carex apoda, Carex atrata ssp. atrosquama, Carex atrata var. atrosquama
USDA Symbol: CAAT8
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Margin: Entire
Breeding System: Flowers Unisexual , Monoecious
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Brown , BlackBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , OR , UT , WACanada: AB , BC , NT , YT
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACU | FACU | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex atrosquama in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex atrosquama in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex atrosquama
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-01Research By: TWC Staff