Carex fracta Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1550

Carex fracta Mack.

Fragile sheath sedge, Fragile sheathed sedge

2008 Dean Wm. Taylor,Ph.D.

2008 Keir Morse

2006 Steve Matson

2002 Steve Matson

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (782 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Carex amplectens

More information about Carex fracta


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAFR2) 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: 03/02/2021).