Introductory
SPECIES: Carex stricta | Tussock Sedge 



ABBREVIATION : 
CARSTR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CAST8


COMMON NAMES : 
   tussock sedge


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for tussock sedge is Carex
stricta Lam. (Cyperaceae) [13].  Some authorities recognize the variety
C. stricta var. strictior Dewey [13,28], but Standley [24] contends that
C. stricta presents no evidence of any discontinuities that would enable
recognition of intraspecific taxa.

Tussock sedge hybridizes with many other Carex species [4].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, March 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo 1994. Carex stricta. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Carex stricta | Tussock Sedge