Latin name: Carex rossii Boott.
Pronunciation: KARE-ex ROSS-ee-eye
Common name: Ross's sedge
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge)
Habitat: Dry forest and meadows to about 10,000', San Gabriel and Sam Bernardino Mts, also desert mountains
Fruiting period: May to August
Name derivations: 1) Carex 2) rossii
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