Carex nudata is a species of true sedge known by several common names, including torrent sedge, California black-flowering sedge, Dudley's sedge, and naked sedge. Distribution This sedge is found in California, Oregon, and Washington. It grows amidst rocks and developing a dense mounding bunchgrass type form, in coastal and in montane habitats. Description Carex nudata is a bright green sedge which grows in mounds below the high-water mark in marshes and on river banks. It bears long scaly spikes of black, dark reddish or dusky brown flowers, which begin erect and then droop when they become heavy. External links Calflora: Carex nudata Jepson Manual (TJM2) treatment of Carex nudata USDA Plants Profile: Carex nudata UC CalPhotos gallery: Carex nudata nudata Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of Washington (state) Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Freshwater plants Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Plants described in 1880 Taxa named by Sereno Watson Flora without expected TNC conservation status