Carex neurophora

Veined or alpine nerved sedge, Veined Sedge

Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Veined sedge is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges and northern coastal ranges in moist to wet places at elevations of 1,500 to 2,100 meters. Flowering times are not specified in the source data, with white-margined brown spikelets arranged in dense clusters 1 to 2.5 centimeters long. Growing in large raised clumps with stems not exceeding 1.5 millimeters wide, this sedge develops distinctive cross-wrinkled leaf sheaths with tongue-like extensions. Its leaves are narrow, measuring 1.5 to 3 millimeters wide, with blades emerging from dense, clustered growth. The fruit features a shiny brown perigynia with many ribs, approximately 1.1 to 1.6 millimeters long and widely tapered above its base.

Habitat: Moist to wet places

Elevation: 1500-2100 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoRH

California counties: Trinity, Tehama, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Tulare, Sacramento

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