Carex fracta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex fracta Mack.

Fragile sheath sedge, Fragile sheathed sedge

$Carex fracta$
2008 Dean Wm. Taylor,Ph.D.

$Carex fracta$
2008 Keir Morse

$Carex fracta$
2006 Steve Matson

$Carex fracta$
2002 Steve Matson

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (711 records) Plant Characteristics

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

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:


JEF	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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).