Carex subnigricans

Carex subnigricans Stacey

Blackish sedge, Nearlyblack sedge

2015 Steve Matson

2023 Chloe and Trevor Van Loon

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


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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows, slopes

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Carex pyrenaica ssp. pyrenaica
PLANTS	Carex rachillis

External links:


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) Integrated Taxonomic Info System (ITIS) International Plants Names Index (IPNI)	CalPhotos iNaturalist PlantID.net Calscape BONAP (Distribution Map)
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