Participant Info

Species

Carex athrostachya [Carex tenuirostris]

Family

Cyperaceae

CommonName

slenderbeak sedge

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1988

LatestDate

2023

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos, Mineral, Archuleta

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. In the Watershed, slenderbeak sedge has been vouchered only from the South San Juans: Deep Creek trail south of Creede (Mineral Co, 2010; and a few locations around the higher elevations of Archuleta and Conejos counties (1988-2023). Usually the habitat of Carex athrostachys is wet openings and meadows in woodlands in the higher montane zone. The USA distribution is similar habitats wide spread in all the Western states, with some uncommon occurrences in North and South Dakota. The species follows, spottily, the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico, with only one location in Texas (Mount Livermore in Jeff Davis Co, 1936).

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