Carex tompkinsii

Tompkins' sedge

Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Tompkins' sedge is a California native perennial found in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains on open forest slopes at elevations of 400 to 1,900 meters. Without specific color information for flowers, this sedge grows in open forest environments from spring to summer. Growing with multiple stems 10 to 60 centimeters tall, the stems have sharp upper angles that become rough toward the tip. Its leaves are flat, approximately 1.5 to 3 millimeters wide, and typically as long as the plant's inflorescence. The lower pistillate flower bracts are distinctive, measuring 1 to 15 centimeters long, with green coloration and white margins that clasp the plant's base.

Habitat: Open forest, slopes

Elevation: 400-1900 m

Bioregions: c&amps SN.

California counties: Fresno, Mariposa, Calaveras, Nevada, Trinity, Butte

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