Calflora: Carex echinata ssp. echinata

Taxon Report 1542

Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata

Bristle fruit sedge, Star sedge, Stellate sedge

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


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	CYPERACEAE
Genus:	Carex
Parent Record	Carex echinata

Communities:	North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian
Habitat:	meadows [Walker]
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Carex angustior var. gracilenta
PLANTS:	Carex phyllomanica var. ormantha
PLANTS:	Carex phyllomanica var. angustata
PLANTS:	Carex ormantha
PLANTS:	Carex muricata var. laricina
PLANTS:	Carex muricata var. cephalantha
PLANTS:	Carex muricata var. angustata
PLANTS:	Carex leersii
PLANTS:	Carex laricina
PLANTS:	Carex josselynii
PLANTS:	Carex hawaiiensis
PLANTS:	Carex echinata var. angustata
PLANTS:	Carex cephalantha
PLANTS:	Carex angustior
PLANTS:	Carex svensonis
ICPN:	Carex phyllomanica

More information about Carex echinata ssp. echinata


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (CAECE)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 11, 2017).

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