Carex echinata subsp. phyllomanica

Coastal star sedge, Coastal Star Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Coastal star sedge is a California native perennial sedge found in northern and central coastal regions in peatlands, shores, swamps, and occasionally brackish environments at elevations below 200 meters. Flowering details are not specified in the source data, so a color or bloom time description cannot be generated. Growing with fine, narrow stems, this sedge forms dense tufted clumps characteristic of its genus. Its leaf blades are delicate, measuring 1.7 to 3.8 millimeters wide, with a narrow, precise structure. The fruit is small and compact, with an ovate shape approximately 1.5 to 2.2 millimeters long and 1 to 1.5 millimeters wide.

Habitat: Peatland, shores, swamps, occasionally brackish places

Elevation: < 200 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo

California counties: Mendocino, Marin, Humboldt, Siskiyou, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Del Norte, Plumas

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.