Lipocarpha occidentalis
Species of grass-like plant
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Lipocarpha occidentalis, the Western halfchaff sedge,[2] or Pacific halfchaff sedge, is a plant species native to western part of the United States but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[3] It is widespread in California (in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, the Central Valley, and the Redwood Country), with populations also reported from Oregon (Klamath County) and Washington state (Klickitat County).[4][5]
| Pacific halfchaff sedge | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Lipocarpha |
| Species: | L. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lipocarpha occidentalis (A. Gray) G.C. Tucker | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lipocarpha occidentalis is an annual herb up to 50 cm tall, forming clumps but not rhizomes. Culms are round in cross-section. Leaves are bristly, up to 3 cm long. Inflorescence an egg-shaped cluster of spikes; each spike with 2 scales, each scale subtending a hermaphroditic flower. Achenes are egg-shaped, up to 1 mm long.[4][6][7][8][9][10]