Species
Carex pansa (Sanddune sedge)
Carex pansa. Photo: (c) Barbara L. Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Carex pansa is a species of sedge known by the common name sand dune sedge. It is native to coast of western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in dunes and other sandy habitat. This grasslike sedge produces sharply triangular stems up to about 40 centimeters tall from a network of thin, long, coarse rhizomes. The inflorescence is a cluster of several spikes of dark brownish flowers. The plant is often dioecious,…
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