Carex ovalis Calflora

Taxon Report

Carex ovalis Gooden.

(not an active name)

Egg sedge, Eggbract sedge

2003 Steve Matson

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

also called Carex leporina


	Plant Range Observation Search ~60 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


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

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Carex leporina
PLANTS	Carex tracyi
JEF	Carex leporina

Information about Carex ovalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CAOV8) 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: 12/03/2024).