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Carex austrocaroliniana

Bailey

Tarheel Sedge

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143770

Element CodePMCYP031E0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Synonyms

Carex austro-carolinianaL.H. Bailey

Other Common Names

tarheel 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

Review Date1988-11-07

Change Date1988-11-07

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	S2	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes
Georgia	S3	Yes
Kentucky	S2	Yes
Tennessee	S2	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Indian (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	640

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.