Calflora Taxon Report
Carex vesicaria  L.  var. major  Boott

(not an active name)

Western blister sedge
photo on CalPhotos
2003 Steve Matson
Carex vesicaria var. major is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Carex exsiccata
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
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Bloom Period
Parent: Carex vesicaria
Genus: Carex
Family: Cyperaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSCarex exsiccata
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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