It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs in Alaska, throughout most all of Canada to Greenland and in Eurasia. In North America it occurs at high elevations as far south as Utah and Colorado.[3]
Descriptionedit
This sedge is variable in appearance. In general, it forms a tuft of grasslike stems and leaves up to 80 or 90 centimeters tall. The inflorescence has staminate spikes above spikes of pistillate flowers.[3][4]
Ecologyedit
This sedge is a dominant or codominant species in several types of wetlands among other sedges. In more southerly regions it occurs near streams and lakes. It may not compete successfully with other vegetation in southern regions, and it may be found growing in only the wettest habitat where other plants will not grow.[5] It grows in water or saturated substrates, but sometimes in drier sites like meadows. It may be associated with bluejoint reedgrass (Calamagrostis canadensis), tufted hairgrass (Deschamsia caespitosa), variableleaf pondweed (Potamogeton gramineus), subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii), and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides).[3]
^ abcWilliams, Tara Y. 1990. Carex saxatilis. September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
^Aiken, S.G., et al. 2007. Carex saxatilis. Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. NRC Research Press, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa.
External linksedit
The Nature Conservancy
January 01, 1970
carex, saxatilis, species, sedge, known, common, names, rock, sedge, russet, sedge, conservation, status, secure, natureserve, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocots, clade, commelinids, order, p. Carex saxatilis is a species of sedge known by the common names rock sedge 1 and russet sedge 2 Carex saxatilis Conservation status Secure NatureServe Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Clade Commelinids Order Poales Family Cyperaceae Genus Carex Species C saxatilis Binomial name Carex saxatilisL Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Ecology 4 References 5 External linksDistribution editIt has a circumboreal distribution occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere It occurs in Alaska throughout most all of Canada to Greenland and in Eurasia In North America it occurs at high elevations as far south as Utah and Colorado 3 Description editThis sedge is variable in appearance In general it forms a tuft of grasslike stems and leaves up to 80 or 90 centimeters tall The inflorescence has staminate spikes above spikes of pistillate flowers 3 4 Ecology editThis sedge is a dominant or codominant species in several types of wetlands among other sedges In more southerly regions it occurs near streams and lakes It may not compete successfully with other vegetation in southern regions and it may be found growing in only the wettest habitat where other plants will not grow 5 It grows in water or saturated substrates but sometimes in drier sites like meadows It may be associated with bluejoint reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis tufted hairgrass Deschamsia caespitosa variableleaf pondweed Potamogeton gramineus subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii and quaking aspen Populus tremuloides 3 References edit USDA Plants Profile BSBI List 2007 xls Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland Archived from the original xls on 2015 06 26 Retrieved 2014 10 17 a b c Williams Tara Y 1990 Carex saxatilis Archived September 9 2011 at the Wayback Machine In Fire Effects Information System Online U S Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Fire Sciences Laboratory Carex saxatilis Flora of North America Aiken S G et al 2007 Carex saxatilis Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago Descriptions Illustrations Identification and Information Retrieval NRC Research Press National Research Council of Canada Ottawa External links editThe Nature Conservancy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carex saxatilis amp oldid 1026600314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
