Botany

Carex exsiccata

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. Native peoples used its roots to make a black dye.

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See also

• ▸Geranium himalayense
• ▸Dilatometer
• ▸Isotoma axillaris

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