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Cloud Sedge
Carex haydeniana
Carex haydeniana is a species of sedge known by the common name cloud sedge.
It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south to California and New Mexico. It grows in moist, rocky areas in subalpine and alpine climates.
From the article Carex haydeniana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Carex haydeniana produces clumps of drooping to decumbent stems up to 30 or 40 centimeters long, often much shorter. There are a few flat leaves per stem, each up to about 16 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense dark brown spherical cluster of indistinct spikelets.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 76046.