Carex exsiccata
| 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] | |
| 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]
References
- ^ a b "Carex exsiccata L.H.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Carex exsiccata L.H. Bailey". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Arkush, Brooke S.; Arkush, Denise (2021). "Aboriginal plant use in the central Rocky Mountains: Macrobotanical records from three prehistoric sites in Birch Creek Valley, eastern Idaho". North American Archaeologist. 42: 66–108. doi:10.1177/0197693120967005. S2CID 228096835.