Carex infirminervia
Weakly veined sedge, Weakly Veined Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Native
Weakly veined sedge is a California native perennial sedge found in northern Sierra Nevada Mountains and high Sierra Nevada in moist wooded areas at elevations of 1,500 to 2,200 meters. Though no specific flowering time is recorded, this sedge forms distinctive clumps with stems 20 to 80 centimeters tall and leaf blades 2.5 to 5 millimeters wide. Growing in dense, slightly loose tufts with green stems, it develops an intricate sedge structure with multiple spikelets 5 to 15 millimeters long that are rounded to oblong with jagged sides. Its leaves are relatively narrow, forming a delicate ground-covering profile with blades that spread from the base of the plant. The fruit is small, approximately 1.5 to 1.9 millimeters long, with a narrow lanceolate perigynia that has a short beak measuring 1.5 to 2.2 millimeters in length.
Habitat: Moist soil, wooded areas
Elevation: 1500-2200 m
Bioregions: CaRH, n&s SNH
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