Carex praticola - Calflora

Carex praticola Rydb.

Meadow sedge

2013 Scot Loring

2003 Steve Matson

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

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~40 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Carex piperi
PLANTS	Carex praticola var. subcoriacea

Information about Carex praticola from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPR7) 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.2 Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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