Carex concinna

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex concinna
Name

Carex concinna R.Br. in J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 751 (1823).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Edritria concinna (R.Br.) Raf., Good Book: 26 (1840).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Labrador, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Qubec, Saskatchewan, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Brown, R. in J.Franklin 1823. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea: 751.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex concinna in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex concinna. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex concinna in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex concinna. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2020.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database ITIS TSN: 39552

Vernacular names
English: low northern sedge

Carex concinna is a species of sedge known by the common names low northern sedge, northern elegant sedge, beauty sedge, and beautiful sedge. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across Canada and in high elevations in the northern contiguous United States.[1]

This sedge produces loose or dense clumps of triangular stems up to about 20 centimeters tall. There are a few light green leaves around the bases of the stems, each measuring up to 10 centimeters long but just a few millimeters wide. The inflorescences grow at the top and from the sides of the stems.[1][2] The terminal spike is made up of staminate flowers.[3] Each is under a centimeter long. The plant reproduces by seed and by sprouting from its rhizome.[1][2]

This plant grows in forests and wooded areas, often on calcareous substrates.[1] It is common on the edges of flood channels.[2] It occurs in the alvars around the Great Lakes along with other sedges such as spikerush (Eleocharis elliptica), ebony sedge (Carex eburnea), Richardson’s sedge (Carex richardsonii), and bulrush sedge (C. scirpoidea).[3]
References

Walsh, Roberta A. 1994. Carex concinna. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Carex concinna. Flora of North America.
Draft conservation assessment for Carex concinna R. Brown. USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region. Hiawatha National Forest. January, 2004.