Carex lasiocarpa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1577

Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.

Slender sedge, Woolly fruited sedge

1990 Dean Wm. Taylor

2007 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2011 Sierra Pacific Industries

Carex lasiocarpa, a monocot, 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). CNDDB


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

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. americana

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

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

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Carex lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

More information about Carex lasiocarpa


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CALA11) 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: 04/23/2021).