Carex neurophora

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 neurophora
Name

Carex neurophora Mack. in L.Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 1: 298 (1923).
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

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

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

Mackenzie, K.K. in L. Abrams & R. S. Ferris 1923. Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States 1: 298, fig. 706.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex neurophora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex neurophora. Published online. Accessed: Jan 28 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex neurophora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex neurophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex neurophora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: alpine nerve sedge

Carex neurophora is a species of sedge known by the common name alpine nerve sedge. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in wet mountain habitat such as meadows and streambanks. This sedge produces stems up to about 60 centimeters tall and inflorescences which are dense, oblong clusters of indistinguishable spikes of flowers.