Calflora: Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea

Taxon Report 8892

Carex scirpoidea Michx. ssp. pseudoscirpoidea (Rydb.) D. A. Dunlop

Single spiked sedge

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Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

CNPS Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	CYPERACEAE
Genus:	Carex
Parent Record	Carex scirpoidea

Communities:	Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields
Wetlands:	Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Carex pseudoscirpoidea
ICPN + PLANTS:	Carex scirpoidea var. pseudoscirpoidea

More information about Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images Photos on PlantID.net		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria USDA PLANTS Profile (CASCP3)		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]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Apr 25, 2018).

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