Calflora Taxon Report
Carex echinata  Murray  ssp. phyllomanica  (W. Boott) Reznicek
Star sedge
Carex echinata ssp. phyllomanica is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Parent: Carex echinata
Genus: Carex
Family: Cyperaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCarex echinata var. phyllomanica
JEF + PLANTSCarex phyllomanica
Information about Carex echinata ssp. phyllomanica from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (CAECP)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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