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Carex multicostata is a species of sedge known by the common name manyrib sedge.

Carex multicostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subgenus:	Carex subg. Vignea
Section:	Carex sect. Ovales
Species:	C. multicostata
Binomial name
Carex multicostata Mack.
Synonyms
Carex pachycarpa

Distribution

This sedge is native to the western United States from California to Montana, where it grows mainly in dry areas in mountain ranges, such as the Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges.

Description

Carex multicostata produces a dense clump of stems up to about a meter in maximum height. The inflorescence is roughly triangular in shape and brown or gold in color, a dense cluster of overlapping spikes. The female flower has a covering bract which is reddish with white edges.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex multicostata
• Flora of North America
• Carex multicostata - Photo gallery

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Carex multicostata Mack. es una especie de planta herbácea de la familia de las ciperáceas.

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