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Carex interrupta

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Green-fruit Sedge

G4Apparently Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147325
Element CodePMCYP036L0
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 interrompu (FR) Green-fruited 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 Date2016-07-21
Change Date2006-03-07
Edition Date2002-10-11
Edition AuthorsOlivero, A.
Rank Reasons
Restricted to the Pacific Northwest from southwest British Columbia south to southern Oregon (Douglas et al. 2001). Occurs on low ground along streams (Peck 1961). Rare in British Columbia and Washington; more common in Oregon.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS3Yes
OregonS4Yes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
References (5)
  1. Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, editors. 2001. The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. Volume 6. Monocotyledons (Acoraceae through Najadaceae). British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Victoria.
  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.
  3. 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.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.