Status: Native
Synonyms:
Carex camporum Mackenzie
Carex latebrosa Mackenzie
Carex praegracilis can form dense colonies in open, moist areas at low to moderate elevations. The culms are triangular and are longer than the leaves, which arise from near the base. The pistillate scales completely hide the perigynia. The perigynia are serrulate distally and have several faint nerves abaxially. The beaks are prominent. There are two stigmas.
Carex praegracilis, photo Russ Kleinman, Denise Friedrick & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, June 7, 2009
Carex praegracilis, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Denise Friedrick & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, June 7, 2009
Carex praegracilis, leaves all arise from near the rhizome, photo Russ Kleinman, Denise Friedrick & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, June 7, 2009
Carex praegracilis, two adaxial perigynia on left, abaxial perigynium and scale on right, photo Russ Kleinman, Denise Friedrick & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mangas, June 7, 2009
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