Carex atrosquama
Species of grass-like plant
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Carex atrosquama, the lesser blackscale sedge, is a species of sedge described by Kenneth Kent Mackenzie in 1912.[1][2] It is native to the northwestern United States and western Canada, from Alaska south to Utah and Colorado.[3] It grows in alpine and subalpine meadows, or along rivers and streams in gravelly areas.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Racemosae |
| Species: | C. atrosquama |
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| Carex atrosquama | |
