Carex utriculata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex utriculata Boott

Beaked sedge, Northwest territory sedge

2009 Steve Matson

2018 Matt Berger

2014 Jim Moore

0000 Richard Spjut

2014 Jim Moore

2022 Dana York

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~614 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Carex inflata var. utriculata
PLANTS	Carex rhynchophysa
PLANTS	Carex rostrata var. utriculata

Information about Carex utriculata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAUT) 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/16/2025).