Carex illota
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Ovales |
| Species: | C. illota
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| Carex illota | |
Carex illota is a species of sedge known by the common name sheep sedge.[1] It is native to western North America, where it grows in wet places such as marshes and mountain meadows, from New Mexico and California north to Western Canada.
Description[]
This sedge produces dense clumps of stems up to about 38 centimeters in maximum height. There are a few leaves for each stem, growing up to 18 centimeters long. The nodding inflorescence is a dense dark brown cluster of spikes about a centimeter long.
References[]
- ^ "Carex illota". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Carex
- Flora of the Western United States
- Flora of Western Canada
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Flora of California
- Flora of New Mexico
- Plants described in 1889
- Carex stubs