Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea
- Similar Species: C. luzulina var. ablata has wider leaf blades and round-tipped, greenish, straw-colored, or reddish brown pistillate flower scales. C. misandra has drooping spikes on slender stalks and pistillate flowers located above the staminate ones.
- Flowering/Fruiting Period: July-August.
- Distribution: SW Montana, E Idaho, and the Wind River Range in Wyoming (Fremont and Sublette Cos.).
- Habitat: Subalpine wet meadows and streamsides. Elev. 10000-10600 ft.
- References: Dorn 1988; Fertig 1992 a; Hitchcock et al. 1969.
