Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex californica L.H.Bailey
1678223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1678223)
accepted
Species
Carex polymorpha var. californica (L.H.Bailey) Kük. · unaccepted
terrestrial
Bailey, L. H. (1889). Studies of the types of various species of the genus <i>Carex</i>. Notes on <i>Carex</i>.—XI. <em>Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 1(1): 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31679539#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 9 [details]
page(s): 9 [details]
Holotype G 00191521, geounit California
Holotype G 00191521, geounit California [details]
Description Plants colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms 15–60 cm, scabrous to smooth distally. Leaves: proximal sheaths fibrillose,...
Description Plants colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms 15–60 cm, scabrous to smooth distally. Leaves: proximal sheaths fibrillose, bladeless, purple tinged, 2–6 mm diam.; ligules 2–6 mm, as long as or longer than wide; blades of vegetative culms 10–30(–50) cm; those of fertile culms green, flat or folded, less than 18 cm × 1.5–5.5 mm. Inflorescences 4–19 cm, 1.2–2 times longer than proximal bract; proximal bracts 2–12 cm, sheaths 0.5–3 cm, blades 1.5–10 cm; pistillate spikes occasionally staminate at apex, linear-oblong, 1–3.5(–5) cm × 2.5–7 mm. Pistillate scales purple tinged, apex broadly acute or obtuse, sometimes subapically cuspidate, papillose. Perigynia loosely to densely arranged, 3.4–4.2 mm; beak not flared, 0.5–1 mm. Achenes pale to dark brown, (2–)2.3–2.7 × 1.6–2 mm. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex californica L.H.Bailey. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1678223 on 2026-06-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Bailey, L. H. (1889). Studies of the types of various species of the genus <i>Carex</i>. Notes on <i>Carex</i>.—XI. <em>Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club.</em> 1(1): 1-86., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31679539#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 9 [details]
page(s): 9 [details]
Other
additional source
Ball, P.W.; Reznicek, A.A.; Murray, D.F. (2002). Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. In: Flora of North America. Vol. 23. Oxford University Press, New York., available online at http://floranorthamerica.org/Cyperaceae [details] Available for editors 
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype G 00191521, geounit California [details]
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Additional information Fruiting early–mid summer. Rare and local in dry meadows, grassy slopes, and prairies; of conservation concern; 0–2100 m. [details]Description Plants colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms 15–60 cm, scabrous to smooth distally. Leaves: proximal sheaths fibrillose, bladeless, purple tinged, 2–6 mm diam.; ligules 2–6 mm, as long as or longer than wide; blades of vegetative culms 10–30(–50) cm; those of fertile culms green, flat or folded, less than 18 cm × 1.5–5.5 mm. Inflorescences 4–19 cm, 1.2–2 times longer than proximal bract; proximal bracts 2–12 cm, sheaths 0.5–3 cm, blades 1.5–10 cm; pistillate spikes occasionally staminate at apex, linear-oblong, 1–3.5(–5) cm × 2.5–7 mm. Pistillate scales purple tinged, apex broadly acute or obtuse, sometimes subapically cuspidate, papillose. Perigynia loosely to densely arranged, 3.4–4.2 mm; beak not flared, 0.5–1 mm. Achenes pale to dark brown, (2–)2.3–2.7 × 1.6–2 mm. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carex polymorpha var. californica (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex californica)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex californica G00191521 type 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex polymorpha var. californica (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex polymorpha var. californica (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex californica)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex californica G00191521 type 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex polymorpha var. californica (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex polymorpha var. californica (L.H.Bailey) Kük.)
From editor or global species database
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