Carex albida is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

Carex albida. Identification Numbers. TSN: 39485. Geography. Launch Interactive Map. Timeline. Explore the information available for this taxon's timeline. You can select an event on the timeline to view more information, or cycle through the content available in the carousel below. 14 Items.

May 6, 2013 · Carex albida is a perennial rhizomatous herb in the Cyperaceae that has been included in the CNPS Inventory since the 1st Edition (1974). It is currently a California Rare Plant Rank 1B.1 taxon and is also State- and Federally- listed as Endangered.

Carex albida is a perennial herb in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) with short fiber-covered rhizomes. The culms (stems) are triangular, 4 to 6 decimeters (1.3 to 2.0 feet) tall, erect, and longer than the leaves. Several traits distinguish C. albida from other closely related sedges. Carex albida has inflorescences with staminate (male) flowers ...

White sedge (Carex albida) is an herbaceous perennial in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). There has only ever been one, confirmed population in Sonoma County, California since 1997 at a site known as Pitkin Marsh (USFWS 1997). The marsh is a riparian wetland with a unique microclimate, fed most of the year by underground seeps (USFWS 1997).

Carex lemmonii, or Lemmon's sedge, is a plant in the sedge family, and is endemic to California. Carex albida (binomial authority L.H.Bailey) is now considered a synonym, but was previously thought to be a separate species; such plants have the common name white sedge. [2]

Oct 22, 1997 · Carex albida is a loosely tufted perennial herb in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). The stems are triangular, 1.3-2 ft (39-60 cm), erect, and longer than the leaves. The leaves are flat and 1-2 in (3-5 cm) wide with closed sheaths.

Carex albida has been found to be part of the more common and previously identified species Carex lemmonii. This sedge produces a dense or loose clump of erect stems 40 to 60 centimeters tall from a network of short rhizomes.

Carex albida is similar to C. lemmonii and is now known from only one station in Sonoma County.

This name is a synonym of Carex lemmonii W.Boott by Cyperaceae. The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2024-06-04) which reports it as a synonym of Carex lemmonii W.Boott (record 224359) Carex albida L.H.Bailey. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 9 (1889) White sedge; Local Descriptions; Other Local Names ... Carex albida L.H.Bailey. Mem. ...