United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest Service
Rocky Mountain
Research Station
Ft. Collins, CO
General Technical Report
RMRS-GTR-118-CD
February 2004
| Authors |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction |
| Species description format |
| Trees |
| Shrubs |
| Ferns & Friends |
| Forbs |
| Graminoids |
| Descriptive drawings |
| Collecting and pressing methods |
| Glossary |
| References |
Carex Conspectus
| Species | Form | Roots | Pistillate Flowers | Floral Bract | Illustration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex concinnoides northwestern sedge Caco |
loose groups of single stems | creeping rhizomes | 5-12 flowered | subtending lowest pistillate spike 1cm |  |
| Carex geyeri elksedge Cage |
loose group of single stems | branching rhizomes | single flowered | bractless |  |
| Carex rossii Ross' sedge Caro |
tufted clump of many stems | fibrous | 1-4 flowered | subtending entire spike 5cm |  |