A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Cyperaceae » Carex rostrata
Carex rostrata Stokes[HC, HC2, FNA23, SPNW]
northern beaked sedge
Publication: Fl. Bor. -Amer. 2: 173. 1803, not Stokes 1787.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: C. rostrata misapplied to the taxon C. utriculata in H&C.
FNA23: "Carex rostrata is infrequent and local in large portions of its range, often forming large colonies where found. Carex rostrata hybridizes with C. oligosperma and C. saxatilis; rare sterile intermediates with C. utriculata are likely hybrids. The vast majority of records of C. rostrata from North America are C. utriculata."
Last updated 9/26/2021 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Carex rostrata Stokes var. ambigens Fernald
