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Santa Barbara sedge

Carex barbarae

Also called White Root Sedge

Santa Barbara sedge
Photo: AerobicFox, CC0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Carex barbarae is a species of sedge known as Santa Barbara sedge.

Where it grows

Santa Barbara sedge is native to the western United States, in California and Oregon. It grows in wet and seasonally wet habitat, such as meadows and riverbanks.

Uses

Parts of this sedge were used in basketry and as sewing fiber by California Native American groups such as the Maidu and Pomo.

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex barbarae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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