Carex obnupta

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 obnupta
Name

Carex obnupta L.H.Bailey, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 3: 104 (1891).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Carex magnifica Dewey ex C.B.Clarke, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, Addit. Ser. 8: 71 (1908).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Western USA
British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington

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

Bailey, L.H. 1891. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences ser. 2, 3: 104.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex obnupta in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex obnupta. Published online. Accessed: Jan 30 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex obnupta in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 30. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex obnupta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex obnupta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: slough sedge, Slough sedge
français: Carex voilé

Carex obnupta is a species of sedge known by the common name slough sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California where it grows abundantly in wet, often saline habitat such as wetlands. The plant produces upright, angled stems approaching 1.2 meters in maximum height, growing in beds or colonies from rhizome networks. The inflorescence is a cluster of flower spikes accompanied by a long leaflike bract. The pistillate spikes and sometimes the staminate spikes dangle on peduncles. The fruit is coated by a hard, tough, shiny perigynium which is generally dark in color.
References

Bailey, L. H. (1891). "New Californian Carices (Notes on Carex, XV)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Second series. 3: 104.

Clarke, C. B. (1908). "New Genera and Species of Cyperaceae". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Additional Series. 8: 71.

C.Michael Hogan ed. 2010. Carex obnupta. Encyclopedia of Life
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