Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Carex specifica is a species of sedge known by the common name narrowfruit sedge. This sedge is native to montane California, such as the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains, and in far northwestern Nevada. Carex specifica grows in dry areas in mountain forests and meadows. This sedge is native to montane California, such as the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains, and in far northwestern Nevada. Carex specifica grows in dry areas in mountain forests and meadows. Carex specifica produces dense clumps of stems up to about 85 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a dense green to gold cluster of flower spikes up to 5 centimeters long. The fruit is enclosed in a very narrow, pointed green to straw colored perigynium.

Plant type

Grass

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow, Green

Special uses

Containers

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 6 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

Lesser Wainscot

Mythimna oxygala