Carex straminiformis
# Carex straminiformis

Carex straminiformis is a species of sedge known by the common name Shasta sedge.

## Description

Carex straminiformis produces dense clumps of stems 20 to 50 centimeters tall with leaves up to about 25 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense spherical brown cluster of distinct flower spikes.

## Distribution and habitat

This sedge is native to the Western United States where it grows in a number of habitat types in rocky soils, such as in the Sierra Nevada and Mount Shasta regions.

