Carex exsiccata explained

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]

Notes and References

1. 46160-2 . Carex exsiccata L.H.Bailey . 16 September 2022 .
2. Web site: Carex exsiccata L.H. Bailey . . 30 October 2020 . Plant Database . Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center . 16 September 2022 .
3. Aboriginal plant use in the central Rocky Mountains: Macrobotanical records from three prehistoric sites in Birch Creek Valley, eastern Idaho . 2021 . Arkush . Brooke S. . Arkush . Denise . North American Archaeologist . 42 . 66–108 . 10.1177/0197693120967005 . 228096835 .