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Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum
Photo is of parent taxon

mountain sedge
Culms

11–40 cm, glabrous on angles.
Leaves

proximal sheaths brown, fronts with pale brown spots, veinless, with blades, glabrous;

leaf blades 3–6 mm wide.
Perigynia

obovoid.

Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum
Phenology Fruiting Aug–Sep.
Habitat Wet subalpine and alpine meadows
Elevation 3000–4500 m (9800–14800 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CO; WY
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

A common sedge of the southern Rocky Mountains, Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum is distinguished from var. bracteosa by the glabrous stems and sheaths, and by the broader more obovoid perigynia.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 23, p. 399.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Carex > sect. Phacocystis > Carex scopulorum
Sibling taxa
C. scopulorum var. bracteosa, C. scopulorum var. prionophylla
Synonyms C. chimaphila, C. scopulorum var. subconcoloroides, C. tolmiei var. subsessilis
Name authority unknown
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