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Carex alma is a species of sedge known by the common name sturdy sedge. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types. This sedge forms a thick clump of thin stems up to 90 centimeters in length and long, thready leaves. The leaves have basal sheaths with conspicuous red coloration, often spotting. The inflorescence is a dense to open cluster of many spikelets occurring both at the ends of stems and at nodes. Each cluster is up to 15 centimeters long and 1 to 2 wide. The plant is sometimes dioecious, with an individual sedge bearing either male or female flowers. The female, pistillate flowers have white or white-edged bracts. The male, staminate flowers have visible anthers 2 millimeters long or longer. The f

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  • Carex alma is a species of sedge known by the common name sturdy sedge. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types. This sedge forms a thick clump of thin stems up to 90 centimeters in length and long, thready leaves. The leaves have basal sheaths with conspicuous red coloration, often spotting. The inflorescence is a dense to open cluster of many spikelets occurring both at the ends of stems and at nodes. Each cluster is up to 15 centimeters long and 1 to 2 wide. The plant is sometimes dioecious, with an individual sedge bearing either male or female flowers. The female, pistillate flowers have white or white-edged bracts. The male, staminate flowers have visible anthers 2 millimeters long or longer. The fruit is coated in a sac called a perigynium which is gold to dark brown in color and has a characteristic bit of spongy tissue at the base. (en)
  • Carex alma est une espèce de plantes du genre Carex et de la famille des Cyperaceae. (fr)
  • Carex alma L.H.Bailey es una especie de planta herbáceade la familia de las ciperáceas. (es)
  • Carex alma adalah spesies tumbuhan seperti rumput yang tergolong ke dalam famili Cyperaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Poales. Spesies Carex alma sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Carex. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh L.H.Bailey. (in)
  • Carex alma är en halvgräsart som beskrevs av Liberty Hyde Bailey. Carex alma ingår i släktet starrar, och familjen halvgräs. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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  • Carex agrostoides (en)
  • Carex vitrea (en)
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  • Carex alma (en)
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  • Carex alma est une espèce de plantes du genre Carex et de la famille des Cyperaceae. (fr)
  • Carex alma L.H.Bailey es una especie de planta herbáceade la familia de las ciperáceas. (es)
  • Carex alma adalah spesies tumbuhan seperti rumput yang tergolong ke dalam famili Cyperaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Poales. Spesies Carex alma sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Carex. Nama ilmiah dari spesies ini pertama kali diterbitkan oleh L.H.Bailey. (in)
  • Carex alma är en halvgräsart som beskrevs av Liberty Hyde Bailey. Carex alma ingår i släktet starrar, och familjen halvgräs. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • Carex alma is a species of sedge known by the common name sturdy sedge. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types. This sedge forms a thick clump of thin stems up to 90 centimeters in length and long, thready leaves. The leaves have basal sheaths with conspicuous red coloration, often spotting. The inflorescence is a dense to open cluster of many spikelets occurring both at the ends of stems and at nodes. Each cluster is up to 15 centimeters long and 1 to 2 wide. The plant is sometimes dioecious, with an individual sedge bearing either male or female flowers. The female, pistillate flowers have white or white-edged bracts. The male, staminate flowers have visible anthers 2 millimeters long or longer. The f (en)
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  • Carex alma (en)
  • Carex alma (es)
  • Carex alma (in)
  • Carex alma (fr)
  • Carex alma (sv)
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