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Curly Sedge (Carex rupestris)

Credit: Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, & S. Goodrich. 1998. Field guide to Intermountain sedges. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMS-GTR-10. USDA FS RMRS, Ogden, UT. Courtesy of USDA FS RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab. | http://plants.usda.g... | License: PD USDA
Credit: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) | Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at http://www.biolib.de | License: PD Old
Credit: Martin Vav?�k | Own work | License: PD

Carex Rupestris, or more commonly know as Curly Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Carex Rupestris or Curly Sedge's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.

Category: Monocot
Genus: Carex
Family: Cyperaceae
Order: Cyperales
Class: Liliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N) GL (N)
National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FACU
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 4(FACU) 7(UPL) 8(UPL) 9(FACU) A(FACU)