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Carex atrosquama

Plants

Family: Cyperaceae · Genus: Carex

Carex atrosquama

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Carex atrosquama, the lesser blackscale sedge, is a species of sedge described by Kenneth Kent Mackenzie in 1912. It is native to the northwestern United States and western Canada, from Alaska south to Utah and Colorado. It grows in alpine and subalpine meadows, or along rivers and streams in gravelly areas.

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Growing details and traits for Carex atrosquama in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.