Calflora Taxon Report
Carex nigricans  C. A. Mey.
Black alpine sedge
photo on Calflora
2009 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2010 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2010 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2010 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2010 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2009 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2009 Steve Matson
photo on Calflora
2010 Steve Matson
Carex nigricans is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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

Habitat: meadows, slopes

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

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

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