Carex leptopoda Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 11473

Carex leptopoda Mack.

Slender-footed sedge

2002 Steve Matson

2008 Keir Morse

2013 Robert Steers/NPS

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


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	CYPERACEAE
Genus:	Carex

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Prairie, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:	Carex deweyana
ICPN + PLANTS:	Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda
PLANTS:	Carex deweyana var. leptopoda

More information about Carex leptopoda


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CALE24)	Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Sep 23, 2019).