Elk sedge is a widely distributed dryland sedge occurring on a variety of ecological sites at elevations from 6,000-11,000 feet where average annual precipitation is 12-20 inches. It is often prominent on exposed hillsides, but it also grows well in open grasslands and open Ponderosa and lodgepole pine stands as well as more densely forested areas.

Elk-sedge may refer to: Carex garberi, a species of sedge native to northern North America. Carex geyeri, a species of sedge native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado; Cladium mariscus, a species of flowering plant in the sedge family native to temperate Europe and Asia

Since the name eolh, or more accurately eolh-secg "elk-sedge" in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem represents not the rune's original sound value, but rather the sound of Latin x (/ks/), it becomes highly arbitrary to suggest that the original rune should have been named after the elk.

Carex garberi, commonly known as elk sedge and Garber's sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America.

SPECIES: Carex garberi GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: Elk sedge occurs from Quebec south to New York and west to Indiana. From Quebec it extends west to British Columbia and north to Alaska. In the western cordillera elk sedge extends from British Columbia east to Alberta and south to California, Nevada, and Idaho [1, 4, 6].

Elk Sedge (Carex garberi), a Wisconsin Threatened plant, is found in moist to wet sandy, gravelly, or dolomitic beach flats. Blooming occurs late-May through late-June, fruiting late-June through late-August.

May 31, 2006 · There are only two known populations and ten historical locations for this sedge that is often confused with Carex aurea. These known populations are restricted to the Niagara River Basin and may be threatened by invasive species and alternations to the landscape (including natural erosion and scraping of the cliffs for safety concerns).

Carex geyeri is a species of sedge known by the common names Geyer's sedge and elk sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in dry areas in mountain meadows, grasslands, and open forest.

Carex garberi is a very rare sedge in Minnesota. According to the DNR, it was first collected from a single location in 1947 in St. Louis County, by the famed botanist (and prolific collector) Olga Lakela, but later attempts to relocate that population came up empty.

Carex geyeri is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond. California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution). Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora.

Carex geyeri is a species of sedge known by the common names Geyer's sedge and elk sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in dry areas in mountain meadows, grasslands, and open forest. This sedge produces scattered tufts of stems connected by a network of long rhizomes. The ...

Elk sedge is rare and protected in New England, where it is found in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, on calcareous river shores, outcrops and cobble. The Maine occurrences are on the Kennebec, Penobscot, and Aroostook Rivers, and the New Hampshire and Vermont occurrences are on the Connecticut River.

Carex garberi is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California. Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CAGA3) Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025.

elk sedge Classification Kingdom Plantae - Plants: Subkingdom Tracheobionta - Vascular plants: Superdivision Spermatophyta - Seed plants: Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants: Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons: Subclass Commelinidae: Order Cyperales: Family

Carex garberi is a species of sedge known by the common names elk sedge and Garber's sedge. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs throughout Canada and Alaska and down through the higher elevations as far south as the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

Cladium mariscus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names swamp sawgrass, [1] great fen-sedge, [2] saw-sedge or sawtooth sedge. Previously it was known as elk sedge. [3] It is native of temperate Europe and Asia where it grows in base-rich boggy areas and lakesides.

Elk Sedge is a 16 inches tall perennial graminoid native to AK, AB, BC, CA, IL, IN, NL, ME, MB, MA, MI, MN, NB, NH, NM, NY, ND, NT, NU, OH, ON, OR, PA, QC, SK, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY, YT

Carex geyeri is a species of sedge known by the common names Geyer's sedge and elk sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in dry areas in mountain meadows, grasslands, and open forest. This sedge produces scattered tufts of stems connected by a network of long rhizomes.

Plants not cespitose, long-rhizomatous. Culms 13–49 cm, triangular, scabrous distally. Leaves: basal sheaths reddish brown to dark brown; blades plane, 1.1–3.5 mm wide, equaling or exceeding culms.

Info, guide, description - Elk Sedge (Carex garberi) with images, care guide, remedies, question and related plants