Kobresia myosuroides Calflora

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Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori & Paol.

Bellardi bog sedge

1965 Dean Wm. Taylor

2010 Dr. Dean Wm. Taylor

Kobresia myosuroides is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Kobresia bellardii

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~39 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Kobresia
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Elyna bellardii
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Kobresia bellardii

Information about Kobresia myosuroides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (KOMY) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/24/2024).