Carex helleri Calflora

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Carex helleri Mack.

Heller's sedge

Carex helleri is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


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

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Carex helleri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAHE6) 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
[vegetation.cnps.org] Companion Plants: Carex helleri is co-dominant or characteristically present in the herbaceous layer with Achnatherum occidentale, Agoseris glauca, Antennaria media, Arabis platysperma, Carex breweri, Carex subnigricans, Castilleja nana, Cistanthe monosperma, Draba densifolia, Elymus elymoides, Eriogonum incanum, Lupinus confertus, Luzula divaricata, Penstemon heterodoxus, Poa suksdorfii, Raillardella argentea, Saxifraga tolmiei, Silene sargentii and Trisetum spicatum. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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: 03/28/2025).