Carex fracta Calflora

Distribution by County 1550

Carex fracta Mack.

Fragile sheath sedge, Fragile sheathed sedge

Carex fracta is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

Record Count by County


Alpine: 5	Inyo: 1	Nevada: 37	Siskiyou: 26
Amador: 6	Kern: 8	Placer: 20	Tehama: 15
Butte: 41	Lake: 3	Plumas: 42	Trinity: 17
Calaveras: 4	Lassen: 8	Riverside: 65	Tulare: 37
Colusa: 5	Los Angeles: 53	Sacramento: 1	Tuolumne: 19
Del Norte: 5	Madera: 19	San Bernardino: 151	Ventura: 10
El Dorado: 44	Mariposa: 28	San Diego: 11	Yuba: 2
Fresno: 56	Modoc: 2	Santa Barbara: 6
Glenn: 5	Mono: 5	Shasta: 7
Humboldt: 11	Monterey: 2	Sierra: 10

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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/10/2025).