Carex echinata ssp. echinata Calflora

Distribution by County 1542

Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata

Bristle fruit sedge, Star sedge, Stellate sedge

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

Record Count by County


Alpine: 2	Inyo: 1	Placer: 4	Tehama: 4
Butte: 20	Lassen: 1	Plumas: 23	Trinity: 28
Calaveras: 1	Madera: 10	San Bernardino: 9	Tulare: 10
Del Norte: 12	Marin: 1	Shasta: 6	Tuolumne: 11
El Dorado: 15	Mariposa: 9	Sierra: 5	Yuba: 7
Fresno: 21	Mendocino: 3	Siskiyou: 50
Humboldt: 7	Nevada: 9	Sonoma: 1

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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/05/2023).