Caryopteris 'dark knight' blue beard. Check google images for carex praegracilis: Spreading by underground runners, these sedges will form a solid carpet of dark green blades.
Carex praegracilis (clustered field sedge, freeway sedge
It grows in wet and seasonally wet environments in a number of habitats, including.
April to august name derivations:
Carpenteria californica 'elizabeth' california bush anemone. Praegracilis seeds are a dull yellow brown in color. Carex multicaulis forest sedge, many stemmed sedge. Carex praegracilisis dioecious, with each individual having either male or female flowers but almost never both.
Natural stands of carex praegracilis are more erect and normally reach 16 to 24 inches in height (curto and fross 2006).
Useful in many landscape applications these sturdy perennials will hold soil, tolerate winter inundation as well as some summer drought. They concluded that if this species was indeed of north american origin that it could only be carex praegracilis, but noted this plant seemed barley rhizomatous and had consistently androgynous (partly male and. It blooms from may through june (calflora 2014) with very noticeable, soft brown inflorescences (fig. Pct vincent gap to islip saddle.
A good plant as a solid ground cover, between and around stepping stones or mixed with other bulbs, perennials and grasses to create a natural.
Field sedge, clustered field sedge. Dune sedge is a member of the cyperaceae (sedge) family native to the coast of western north america from british columbia to california, where it grows in scattered locations on dunes and other sandy habitats. The photographer's identification carex praegracilis has not been reviewed. Carpenteria californica 'elizabeth' california bush anemone.
A durable spreading sedge which can be used as a lawn substitute or unmowed meadow.
It tends to grow in wetlands or moist places. Carex pansa seeds have a glossy dark brown color while the slightly larger c. It is native to much of north america, from alaska across southern canada and throughout the continental united states except for the southeastern region. Similar to carex pansa but growing taller.
Carex praegracilis clustered field sedge.
With a high tolerance for saline and alkaline soils, c. It is native to much of north america, from alaska across southern canada and throughout the continental united states except for the southeastern region. Carex praegracilis is a species in the cyperaceae (sedge) family known by the common names clustered field sedge and expressway sedge. The foliage is evergreen in mild climates and grows well in full sun to partial shade with regular to occasional water.
Carex obispoensis, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to california, and endemic (limited) to california.
View all photos in calphotos of carex praegracilis; Click here to review or comment on the identification. Carex praegracilis is among the most geographically widespread sedges, ranging throughout much of north america except for extreme northeastern canada and the southeastern united states. Carex praegracilis western meadow sedge a close cousin of the popular carex pansa.
Found in nature up & down state of california.
1b.2 ( rare, threatened, or endangered in ca and elsewhere ). Carex praegracilis is a species in the cyperaceae (sedge) family known by the common names clustered field sedge and expressway sedge. Field sedge, clustered field sedge. Biloba two lobed clarkia, twolobe clarkia.
Praegracilis occurs on coastal sand dunes, dune slack, dune lakes, springs, stream banks, lakeshores, meadows, prairies, open.
Foliage is coppery dark green, blushes bronze in cold snaps. Carex praegracilis is a species of sedge known by the common names clustered field sedge, field sedge, and expressway sedge. View calflora record for carex praegracilis; Purpurea purple clarkia, winecup clarkia.
Praegracilis is generally narrower than the more compact c.
Meadows and wet places to 7000', many cismontane and desert plant communities, channel islands fruiting period: It grows in wet and seasonally wet environments in a. In 2018 we sent samples of this plant to the carex working group to verify that this plant was in fact a selection of the california field sedge, carex praegracilis.
