Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in northern Washington; Alaska to Washington, east to Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Colorado, also to the Great Lakes region and eastern North America; circumboreal; also in South America.
Habitat: Peatlands, swamps, wet meadows, and lakeshores.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Wind
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Publication: Suom. Kasvio. 161. 1933.
Carex magellanica Lam. var. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Carex paupercula Michx. [HC]
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua checklist entry
OregonFlora: Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua information
E-Flora BC: Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua atlas page
CalPhotos: Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua photos
