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Carex mariposana is a species of sedge known by the common name Mariposa sedge. This sedge is native to the Sierra Nevada of California and far western Nevada, where it grows in moist areas such as meadows. This sedge is native to the Sierra Nevada of California and far western Nevada, where it grows in moist areas such as meadows. Carex mariposana produces dense clumps of stems up to about 90 centimeters in maximum height and narrow leaves up to about 30 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense or open cluster of gold, brown, or reddish spikes. The fruit is covered with a sac called a perigynium which is generally greenish or coppery brown, veined, and winged.
Grass
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Slow
Yellow, Red, Brown
Spring
Containers
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
American Crescent Borer
Helotropha reniformis