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Lipocarpha occidentalis
Lipocarpha occidentalis (A. Gray) G. Tucker
Western Halfchaff Sedge, Western Hemicarpha
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Hemicarpha occidentalis
USDA Symbol: LIOC3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.
Fruit: Achenes blackish.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: CA , OR , WANative Habitat: Emergent shorelines.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW |
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 Lipocarpha occidentalis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lipocarpha occidentalis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lipocarpha occidentalis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR