Clasping-bract Sedge (Carex amplectens)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cyperaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 142159
Lifeform: Graminoid
Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/13/2022

Description:

Where is Clasping-bract Sedge (Carex amplectens) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Clasping-bract Sedge can historically be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Clasping-bract Sedge (Carex amplectens)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 10/13/22

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Clasping-bract Sedge (Carex amplectens) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Carex amplectens
Authority	Mackenzie
Family	Cyperaceae
CPC Number	12178
ITIS	39492
USDA	CAAM9
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Clasping-bract Sedge
Associated Scientific Names	Carex amplectens \| Carex fracta
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
California	SNR

Ecological Relationships

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