Carex breweri var. breweri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex breweri Boott var. breweri

(not an active name)

Brewer's sedge

2008 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2010 Keir Morse

Carex breweri var. breweri is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California.


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

Habitat: slopes

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PLANTS	Carex breweri

Information about Carex breweri var. breweri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CABR12) 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 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).