Species: Carex bebbii
Bebb's Sedge
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Bebb's sedge - carex de Bebb
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Sedge Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Cyperaceae - Carex
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
An upright, cespitose sedge with slender, sharply triangular stems; well developed cauline leaves; and an inflorescence of 3-12 closely aggregated spikes.
Reproduction Comments
Hybridizes with C. scoparia. n=34.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1990-11-29
Global Status Last Changed
1984-06-06
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Boreal North America from Newfoundland to southeast and central Alaska.