Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Carex phaeocephala Piper
(Mountain Hare Sedge)
Family: Cyperaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Carex phaeocephala is at moist creekbanks at higher elevation. The spikes are compact. The scales are brown and acute. The perigynia are winged and beaked.
Carex phaeocephala, photo Danielle Walkup & Bill Norris, Mogollon Mtns., Redstone trailhead, Aug. 4, 2008
Carex phaeocephala, micro perigynia and scales, photo Danielle Walkup & Bill Norris, Mogollon Mtns., Redstone trailhead, Aug. 4, 2008
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