Carex garberi, commonly known as elk sedge and Garber's sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America.
Distribution It is native to northern North America, where it occurs throughout Canada and Alaska and at higher elevations as far south as the San Francisco Bay Area of California.Walsh, Roberta A. 1994. Carex garberi. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.Carex garberi. Jepson Manual Treatment.
Description This sedge produces loose clumps of stems estimated as up to 40Carex garberi. Flora of North America. or even 70 centimeters tall. The leaves may be shorter or much taller than the stems, but are only a few millimeters wide. There are inflorescences at the tips and along the sides of the stem; the lateral ones are pistillate, while the terminal ones usually have both male and female flowers. The scales covering the flowers are brown with a pale stripe through the midline.Carex garberi. The Nature Conservancy.
This sedge grows in many types of forests and meadows, usually in wet places such as swamps or pools. It is common around the Great Lakes.
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