Calflora Taxon Report
Carex mendocinensis  Olney ex W. Boott
Mendocino sedge
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2019 John Rawlings
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2025 Matt Berger
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2025 Matt Berger
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2025 Matt Berger
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2008 Keir Morse
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2008 Keir Morse
Carex mendocinensis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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
Genus: Carex
Family: Cyperaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 3.8 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCarex cinnamomea
PLANTSCarex debiliformis
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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