Carex arcta - Calflora

Carex arcta Boott

Bear sedge

2006 Dean Wm. Taylor

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

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


	Plant Range Observation Search: ~30 records Add an Observation Plant Characteristics Location Suitability one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

External links:


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) CNPS Rare Plant Inventory: 2B.2 Integrated Taxonomic Info System (ITIS) International Plants Names Index (IPNI)	CalPhotos iNaturalist PlantID.net Calscape BONAP (Distribution Map)
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