Latin name: Carex aurea Nutt.
  Pronunciation: KARE-ex AW-ree-a
  Common name: Golden sedge
  Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
  Habitat: Wet meadows and streambanks to 10,000',
  Transverse Range
  Blooming period: June to August
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Carex
  2) aurea
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