Carex praeceptorum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. praeceptorum
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Carex praeceptorum (orth.var. C. praeceptorium) is a species of sedge known by the common names early sedge and teacher's sedge.
Distribution[edit]
It is native to much of western North America, from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in wet, marshy habitat such as bogs and lakeshores.
Description[edit]
This sedge produces small clumps of short, grasslike stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall from a thin network of rhizomes. The thin, grayish to pale green leaves are up to about 15 centimeters in length but shorter than the stems. The inflorescence is a small, dense bundle of a few brown flower spikes. The fruit is coated in a dark colored perigynium.
External links[edit]
- Calflora Database: Carex praeceptorum (Early sedge, Teacher's sedge)
- Jepson eFlora treatment of Carex praeceptorum
- USDA Plants Profile for Carex praeceptorum
- Flora of North America
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Carex praeceptorum images