Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama

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Family: Cyperaceae

Distribution: Circumboreal.

Habitat: Alpine.

Discussion: Carex heteroneura is a synonym of C. atrata L., which is a common species of circumboreal distribution and reported to be good livestock forage (Cronquist et al. 1977). Not rare.

Important Information Sources:

Cronquist et al. 1977. Intermountain Flora, Vol. 6 - Monocots. Columbia Univ. Press.

Fritts, Miriam (Pers. Comm. 1998). Carex expert on Colorado and Arizona species. Lives in Tucson (520) 887-7291.

Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Univ. Press of Kansas, Lawrence.

Hermann, F.J. 1970. Carices of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Basin. USFS Ag. Handbook No. 374.

Information Compiled By: Robert Sivinski, 1998