Carex leporina Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex leporina L.

Hare or oval sedge

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2009 Chris Wagner

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~60 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Carex ovalis
JEF	Carex tracyi
PLANTS	Carex ovalis

Information about Carex leporina from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).