Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

Lakeshore sedge, Lakeshore Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Lakeshore sedge is a California native perennial sedge found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, high Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, central Coast, and San Francisco Bay Area in wet habitats at elevations to 3,600 meters. The sedge produces spikelets 3 to 4 millimeters wide with distinctive green perigynia featuring 5 to 7 prominent veins on each side. Growing with clustered stems forming dense tufts, this sedge has a characteristic appearance in moist environments. Its leaves are narrow and grass-like, typical of sedge species, creating dense clumps in wetland areas. The fruit is small, measuring 1 to 1.7 millimeters long with a green body and a purple-tipped beak.

Habitat: Wet places

Elevation: < 3600 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaRH, SNH, CCo, SnFrB

California counties: Tehama, Alpine, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Inyo, Del Norte, Calaveras, Amador, Lassen, Modoc, San Francisco

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