Lipocarpha aristulata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lipocarpha aristulata (Coville) G. C. Tucker

Awned halfchaff sedge, Pointed hemicarpha

2024 Donald Burk

2004 Steve Matson

Lipocarpha aristulata is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~20 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hemicarpha aristulata
JEF + PLANTS	Hemicarpha micrantha var. aristulata
PLANTS	Lipocarpha microcephala

Information about Lipocarpha aristulata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LIAR6) 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).