Participant Info

Species

Carex petasata [Carex liddonii] [Carex leporina var. americana] [Carex adusta var. minor] etc.

Family

Cyperaceae

CommonName

Liddon sedge

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1984

LatestDate

2017

Ecosystem

shrubland, montane

Geobotanical

SSanjuans

Counties

Conejos

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Liddon's sedge has been recorded from only one Watershed county, Conejos, and from only two locations in it: in mixed conifer by Lower Silver Lake (Conejos Co, 1984) and in pinyon/juniper at La Botica (Conejos Co, 2017). In the lower USA, Carex petasata is found in similar habitats in the Intermountain region and Rocky Mountains of the West. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage two-thirds of the way down New Mexico, but no farther down stream.

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