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Blake Wellard 2024; Blake Wellard 2024; Zach Coury 2024; Zach Coury 2024; Photo Courtesy of Navajo Natural Heritage Program; Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA; Photo Courtesy of Navajo Natural Heritage Program; Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA; Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA
Navajo Sedge
Carex specuicola
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2G3
State (S-rank): S1
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Phenology
Flowers in late June and July
Diagnostic characteristics
Carex specuicola is unusual in having both two-branched styles and three-branched styles. It can be distinguished from Carex aurea by having flat perigynia and also by having the female flowers arranged above the male flowers in a terminal spikelet.
Species range
Found along the San Juan River of San Juan County, Utah. Also found in Apache, Coconino and Navajo Counties, Arizona
Threats or limiting factors
Carex specuicola relies heavily on local hydrology systems that create the lush, vertical seeps and springs known as hanging gardens where it grows.ongoing drought and development that limits water-flow to populations along with grazing are threats to this species.
