Carex californica is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to western parts of the United States.[1]
The sedges have long rhizomes and form colonies. The smooth to roughly textured culms are in length. The bladeless leaves have a purple tinge and have fibrous proximal sheaths with a diameter of with small projections that are long and sometimes wider than they are long. The inflorescences are in length.[2]
The species was first described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1889 as a part of Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. It has one synonym; Carex polymorpha var. californica as described by Georg Kukenthal.[3]