Hemicarpha [HC]
3 species
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Scientific name
Common name
– halfchaff sedge
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central and south-central Washington; Washington to California, in the southern Rocky Mountains, and in the central U.S.
Habitat: sandy soils of shorelines, stream banks, ponds, and ditches.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
– small-flowered halfchaff sedge
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest and along the lower Columbia River in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across the southern U.S.to the Great Plains and eastern North America.
Habitat: Drying sand on rivers and lakes, mudflats, vernal pools.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual
– western halfchaff sedge
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington, where disjunct; south-central Oregon to California.
Habitat: Wet low ground.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Growth Duration: Annual