Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda Calflora

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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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~235 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Habitat: slopes

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

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OTHER	Carex deweyana
JEF + PLANTS	Carex leptopoda

Information about Carex deweyana ssp. leptopoda from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CALE24) 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: 05/12/2025).