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Carex cyrtostachya
Carex cyrtostachya Janeway & Zika
Arching Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CACY2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Wet meadows, marshes, seasonally wet outcrops, seeps, swales, riparian margins, floodplain terrace.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex cyrtostachya in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex cyrtostachya in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex cyrtostachya
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR