Carex raynoldsii Dewey
Raynolds' sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Raynolds' sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Perennial, tufted herb from short, stout rhizomes; stems 15-60 cm tall, exceeding the leaves.
Leaves:
Sheaths purplish-red towards the bases; blades flat, 3-8 mm wide, the lower ones fully developed.
Flowers:
Spikes 3 to 6, the terminal one with male flowers, the lower spikes 2 to 5, mostly remote, with female flowers, 0.6-2.5 cm long, short-stalked, erect; bracts subtending the spikes without sheaths, the lowermost leaflike, about equalling or longer than the inflorescence.
Fruits:
Perigynia egg-shaped, 3.5-4.5 mm long, 1.8-2 mm wide, plump, yellowish-green to yellowish-brown, marginally 2-ribbed, several-nerved, the beaks obscure, less than 0.4 mm long; female scales lanceolate, nearly as long as and narrower than the perigynia, pointed at the tips, brown to black, with light brown margins; stigmas 3; achenes 3-angled, 2.2-2.5 mm long.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Green
Blooming Period:
Late Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Carex raynoldsii
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1990 | 816 | 2468 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
34 | 0 | 110 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
158 | 26 | 330 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 1 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
32 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(2), ESSF(18), IDF(1), IMA(3), MS(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to dry meadows and open forests in the steppe to subalpine zones; infrequent in S BC in and east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; E to SW SK and S to CO, UT, NV, and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Carex lyallii Boott