Rare Plant Field Guide

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Photo Copyright © 1999 by S. Spackman Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) Look Alikes: C. leptalea has only one slender spike. Flowering/Fruiting Period: Fruits mature in August. Habitat: Rich fens. Elev. 9800 ft. Photo Copyright © 1999 by P. Lehr Distribution: Alaska, Yukon, east to Newfoundland, south to Saskatchewan, Minnesota and Maine. Disjunct in Colorado (Park Co.). References: Hultén 1968; MacKenzie 1940; Welsh 1974. Please send comments to: Colorado Natural Heritage Program 254 General Services Building, Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO 80523 · (970) 491-2992