Carex exsiccata
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| Carex exsiccata | |
|---|---|
| On Vancouver Island | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. exsiccata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex exsiccata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carex vesicaria var. major Boott | |
Carex exsiccata, the western inflated sedge or beaked sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to British Columbia, Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and California.[1][2] Native peoples used its roots to make a black dye.[3]