Carex texensis

Texas sedge

Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Texas sedge is a naturalized perennial found in southern California counties, including Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, and in the Sacramento Valley's Butte County, typically growing on creekbanks and disturbed ground at elevations below 100 meters. Its narrow leaf blades measuring less than 1.5 millimeters wide create delicate, compact clusters with spikelets generally less than 10 in number. Growing with slender stems, the sedge produces white to green bracts that are acuminate or slightly awned. Its leaves and inflorescences are characterized by narrow, pale green to gold coloration with distinctive tapered perigynia. The small fruits are approximately 1.3 to 1.6 millimeters long, with a short conic beak and narrow white-margined tip.

Habitat: Creekbanks, disturbed ground

Elevation: < 100 m

Bioregions: ScV (Butte Co.), SCo (Santa Barbara, Los Angeles cos.)

California counties: Butte, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Sacramento

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