| Carex ozarkana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. ozarkana |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex ozarkana | |
Carex ozarkana, the Ozark sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. [2] [3]
A perennial forming loose tufts and reaching 110 cm (43 in), it is found growing in permanently wet soils. The culms were between 45 and 95 centimeters in diameter. The vegetative culms are inconspicuous. The leaves sheaths are sometimes white mottled, green-veined near the collar, and Y-shaped. There are between 3 and 5 blades on culms. The inflorescence are either open or dense, yellowish-brown in color, and between 2.3 and 8.4 centimeters long and between 6 and 17 millimeters wide. The spikes are either conic or globose, between 8 and 19 millimeters long and 4.2 to 8.2 millimeters wide. The pistillate scales are either yellowish brown or reddish brown with a green mid-stripe, between 3 and 4 millimeters in diameter, and are shorter and narrower than the pergynia. The perigynia is either pale yellow or gold brown with green wings and beak. The achenes are elliptic, between 1.4 and 2 millimeters long, .9 to 1.2 millimeters wide, and 0.4 to 0.5 millimeters thick. [4] It is a grass-like perennial that could grow up to 3 or 3+1⁄2 feet tall. The fruit type was an achene. The flower color ranged from yellow, to green, to brown. The fruiting period was between the months of May and June. The flowers are inconspicuous, and don't have an bloom time. [3]
Stetsonia coryne, the toothpick cactus, is the sole species in the cactus genus Stetsonia. Stetsonia coryne grows to a height of 15 to 25 ft tall. It has white flowers.
Hulsea brevifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name shortleaf alpinegold, or shortleaf hulsea. It is endemic to California, where it is an uncommon resident of the High Sierra. It is found between 6,000–8,000 feet (1,800–2,400 m) in elevation.
Arnica cernua is a species of arnica known by the common name serpentine arnica. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it is a member of the serpentine soils flora.
Balsamorhiza deltoidea is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower tribe of the plant family Asteraceae known by the common name deltoid balsamroot. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of generally mountainous habitat.
Carex molesta is a species of sedge known by the common name troublesome sedge. It is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows in varied wet and dry habitats, performs equally well in full sun and partial shade, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an introduced species and often a weed in California.
Mitella ovalis is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common names coastal miterwort and oval-leaf miterwort. It is native to western North America from southwestern British Columbia, including Vancouver Island, to northern California as far south as Marin County. It grows in moist, shady habitat, such as coastal forests and streambanks.
Packera bernardina is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name San Bernardino ragwort.
Carex sprengelii, known as Sprengel's sedge and long-beaked sedge, is a sedge with hanging seed heads, native to North America.
Carex brevior, known as shortbeak sedge and plains oval sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. The specific epithet brevior means "shorter" in Latin.
Opuntia quitensis is a species of columnar cactus found in Peru and Ecuador.
Carex baileyi is a sedge in section Vesicariae the genus Carex native to the Appalachian mountains in Eastern North America. It is commonly called Bailey's sedge. Carex baileyi was named in honor of Liberty Hyde Bailey by its discoverer, Nathaniel_Lord_Britton.
Salix daltoniana is a shrub or small tree from the genus of the willow with mostly 4.5 to 9 centimeters long leaf blades. The natural range of the species is in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and in Tibet.
Salix dissa is a low shrub from the genus willow (Salix) with usually 1 to 3 centimeters long leaf blades. The natural range of the species is in China.
Larsenianthus careyanus is a species of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). It occurs in Bangladesh as well as northeast India. It is the type species of the genus Larsenianthus, which was newly established in 2010.
Carex aequialta is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to China, Japan and Korea. It's common name in Korean is 물꼬리사초 or Mul-kko-ri-sa-cho.
Carex feta, the green-sheathed sedge or greensheath sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to southwestern British Columbia in Canada, and Washington, Oregon, and California in the United States.
Carex bella is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of the United States and Mexico, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota in the United States, and Nuevo Leon in Mexico. It's common names are the Showy sedge, and the Southwestern Showy sedge.
Carex drepanorhyncha is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to South-Central China. It has three common names, which are, Drepanorhyncha Sedge, Drepanorhyncha Fox Sedge, and Drepanorhyncha Wood Sedge. It also has a Chinese common name of 镰喙薹草, or lián huì tái cǎo, meaning sicklebill.
Carex godfreyi is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of the United States. It's common name is Godfrey's sedge.
Carex adelostoma is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the subarctic areas, including Scandinavia, Russia, Canada, and Alaska. A common name is circumpolar sedge.
