Carex densa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1535

Carex densa (L. H. Bailey) L. H. Bailey

Dense sedge, Sedge

2002 Dean Wm. Taylor

2008 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2008 Neal Kramer

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (562 records) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, slopes

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Coastal Prairie, Valley Grassland, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Carex breviligulata

More information about Carex densa


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CADE8) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/03/2021).