Luzula cascadensis Zika
Annotated by P. F. Zika, 2012.

Montana: Ravalli County: Bitterroot National Forest; Lost Trail Pass, subalpine Spagnum meadow next to ski area just off Hwy 93, on MT/ID border. Elev. 2350 m.
Meadow ca. 1 h in size w/ scattered shallow pool surrounded by saturated muck flats dominated by Eleocharis pauciflora, Carex limosa, C. aquatilis, and Menyanthes trifoliata. Sphagnum hummocks between open water w/ very low-growing Kalmia microphylla, C. praeceptorum, Drosera anglica, and Pedicularis groenlandica. Occasional raised areas formed by trees of Pinus contorta and P. albicaulis w/ understory of Ledum glandulosum and Vaccinium occidentale. The rest of the meadow characterized by mixed stand of C. rostrata, C. aquatilis, C. prionophylla on moist to wet peat, mostly without Sphagnum cover. With C. rostrata, C. aquatilis, C. prionophylla, Dodecatheon jeffreyi, and Caltha biflora on wet, moss-covered substrate. Abundance: common, rhiz. in open meadow. Phenology: Fruits.

R. Bursik 1499, Aug 4, 1988
With C. Clemens, F. Rabe
ID, Accession: 132833, Barcode: ID015177