CYPERACEAE
Scirpus californicus (Mey.) Steud.

15 mi. east of Gustine, Modesto Co.
Coll. Malcolm Nobs & S. Galen Smith
August 24, 1948
Mason #100793
UCMP-SFES #1

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Morphology, Habitat, and Distribution (After Mason, 1957)

The achene is lenticular and 2 millimeters long. The plant is commonly found along coast from San Diego County to Napa County, Central Valley, and occasionally in the Mojave Desert.