Bristlystalked Sedge (MatBio: GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES - Matanzas Biodiversity)

Bristlystalked Sedge

Carex leptalea

Summary ⁶

Carex leptalea is a species of sedge known by the common names bristly-stalked sedge and flaccid sedge. It is native to much of North America including most of Canada and the United States. It only grows in wetlands. This sedge produces dense clusters of thin stems up to 70 centimeters tall from a network of branching rhizomes. The thin, deep green leaves are soft, hairless, and sometimes drooping. The inflorescence is up to 16 millimeters long...

National distribution ⁷

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Sources and Credits

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(c) "<a href=""http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/WLI/"">USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/cale10_002_lvp.jpg
(c) "<a href=""http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/teams/shrub/shaw.htm"">USDA FS RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/cale10_004_lvp.jpg
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(c) Sophia Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10502188
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carex_leptalea
(c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29038938