Carex angustata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex angustata Boott

Narrow leaved sedge, Wide fruit sedge

2003 Steve Matson

2018 Julie Kierstead Nelson

2003 Steve Matson

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (266 records) Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Carex egregia
PLANTS	Carex eurycarpa var. attenuata
JEF + PLANTS	Carex eurycarpa
JEF + PLANTS	Carex oxycarpa
PLANTS	Carex striata var. erecta

Information about Carex angustata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAAN15) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/28/2023).