Carex leporinella

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 leporinella
Name

Carex leporinella Mack., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 605 (1916 publ. 1917).
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Western USA
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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

Mackenzie, K.K. 1917. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 43: 605.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex leporinella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex leporinella. Published online. Accessed: Jan 22 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex leporinella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 22. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex leporinella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex leporinella in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Sierra hare sedge

Carex leporinella is a species of sedge known by the common name Sierra hare sedge.
Distribution

This sedge is native to the western United States from California, such as the Sierra Nevada, to Wyoming, where it grows in moist mountain habitats, such as meadows.
Description

Carex leporinella produces dense clumps of thin stems up to about 30 centimeters tall. There are a few leaves at each stem, each very narrow and generally folded or rolled.

The open inflorescence is a cluster of several golden to brown spikes, their flowers covered with reddish-brown, white-edged scales. The fruit is coated in a winged, curved, light-colored sac called a perigynium.