Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Carex alopecoidea
- Similar Species: C. vulpinoidea has an inflorescence 3-10 cm long and longer awned flower scales. C. hoodii has awnless scales and a denser, ball-like inflorescence.
- Flowering/Fruiting Period: June-July/August. Mature perigynia required for positive identification.
- Distribution: Quebec to North Dakota, south to New Jersey and Iowa. Disjunct in the Wyoming Black Hills (Crook Co.).
- Habitat: Wet meadows and streamside willow-sedge communities. Elev. 5600-5900 ft.
- References: Fertig 1993 b; Gleason and Cronquist 1991; Great Plains Flora Association 1986; Ode and Marriott 1990.
