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Carex multicaulis
Carex multicaulis L.H. Bailey
Forest Sedge, Many Stemmed Sedge, Many-stem Sedge, Manystem Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CAMU5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: CA , NV , ORNative Habitat: Dry slopes and seasonally wet seepage areas in chaparral and open pine forests.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex multicaulis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex multicaulis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex multicaulis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR