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Carex circinata

C.A. Mey.

Coiled Sedge

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152388

Element CodePMCYP032V0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Other Common Names

Carex circiné (FR) coiled sedge (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-14

Change Date2016-07-14

Edition Date1998-01-26

Edition AuthorsBuckley, A. (1991), rev. L. Morse (1998)

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Restricted to coastal areas from Aleutian Is. through coastal Alaska and British Columbia to Washington State. Distribution appears to be disjunct.

Range Extent Comments

Relatively narrow strip from Aleutian Is., coastal s Alaska, sw Yukon, coastal B.C., to WA (Mason and Grays Harbor Cos).

Occurrences Comments

Tentatively in 21-100 range. 26 botanical collections in|Alaska, 2 populations known from WA.

Threat Impact Comments

Grazing by introduced mtn. goats, over-collecting by botanists possible according to WNHP.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist rocky cliffs, crevices, and ridges at elevations between 975-1475 m.

Terrestrial Habitats

Cliff

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	S3	Yes
Washington	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Crystal	Tongass National Forest	18,972
Mosman	Tongass National Forest	53,492

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 23. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 608 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.