Calflora: Carex exsiccata

Carex exsiccata L.H. Bailey

Western inflated sedge

Carex exsiccata, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Communities:	Coastal Prairie, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 0 and 2010 meters
Family:	CYPERACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Carex found in California.

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS

Other Names:
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Carex vesicaria var. major

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CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Carex exsiccata from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (CAEX5)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database