Carex lasiocarpa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.

Slender sedge, Woolly fruited sedge

2014 Robert L. Carr

2007 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

1990 Dean Wm. Taylor

2011 Sierra Pacific Industries

2014 Robert L. Carr

2011 Sierra Pacific Industries

Carex lasiocarpa is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (54 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. americana
Genus:	Carex
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: lake-margins, freshwater-marsh, bogs/fens, edges

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Carex lasiocarpa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CALA11) 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/01/2023).