Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda Calflora

Distribution by County 1536

Carex deweyana Schwein. ssp. leptopoda (Mack.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor

(not an active name)

Dewey's taper fruit sedge, Shorter scaled sedge

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

also called Carex leptopoda

Record Count by County


Alameda: 8	Glenn: 1	Modoc: 1	San Mateo: 4
Alpine: 10	Humboldt: 41	Mono: 2	Santa Cruz: 4
Amador: 2	Inyo: 1	Monterey: 8	Siskiyou: 12
Butte: 8	Lake: 8	Napa: 3	Sonoma: 37
Calaveras: 2	Madera: 7	Nevada: 3	Tehama: 2
Del Norte: 17	Marin: 27	Placer: 5	Trinity: 3
El Dorado: 8	Mariposa: 13	Plumas: 4	Tulare: 2
Fresno: 6	Mendocino: 20	San Bernardino: 4

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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2024).