Looseflower Alpine Sedge

Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 14 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: White, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Looseflower Alpine Sedge: Erebia rossii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Maine
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.