Carex fissuricola Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex fissuricola Mack.

Cleft sedge

2008 Steve Matson

2019 Mary Merriman

2008 Steve Matson

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~157 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, slopes

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Carex fissuricola from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAFI2) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).