Calflora
Taxon  Report   1645    
Carex tumulicola  Mack.
Foothill sedge,   Slender sedge,   Split awn sedge
Carex tumulicola, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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

Bloom Period
Family: Cyperaceae  
Genus: Carex

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, slopes

Communities: Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
More information about  Carex tumulicola

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: 03/04/2021).