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Carex luzulina var. ablata

Carex luzulina Olney var. ablata (L.H. Bailey) F.J. Herm.

Wood Rush Sedge, Woodrush Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s): Carex ablata

USDA Symbol: CALUA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Wet meadows, bogs.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 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 luzulina var. ablata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Carex luzulina var. ablata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex luzulina var. ablata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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