Carex bebbii

Olney ex Fern.

Bebb's Sedge

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131511
Element CodePMCYP031M0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Synonyms
Carex tribuloides var. bebbiiOlney ex L.H. Bailey
Other Common Names
Bebb's sedge (EN) Carex de Bebb (FR)
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 Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-06-06
Edition Date1990-11-29
Edition AuthorsWilliams, C.L.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Rank is based on more than 40 known element occurrences and a species distribution which extends across boreal North America.
Range Extent Comments
Boreal North America from Newfoundland to southeast and central Alaska.
Occurrences Comments
Estimate is based on species range which extends across boreal North America. Also more than forty element occurrences in Canada (Porsild and Cody 1980).
Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

Spikes densely aggregated; pistillate scales distinctly shorter than the perigynia; perigynia ovate, winged to the base, gradually tapering to the erect or ascending beak, conspicuously distended over the achene, brown at maturity, less than 4 mm long and 2 mm wide, two fifths to half as wide as long.

Habitat

Sandy flats and depressions, shore lines, meadows, prairies, bogs, fens, cow pastures, and along streams and rivers.

Reproduction

Hybridizes with C. scoparia. n=34.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS3Yes
LabradorSUYes
New BrunswickS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
QuebecS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
AlaskaS1Yes
IowaS4Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
ArizonaS1Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
OregonS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
UtahS1Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
IndianaS3Yes
OhioS3Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
VermontS4Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
NebraskaS2Yes
New YorkS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
New HampshireS3Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New JerseyS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
References (13)
  1. Bailey, L.H. 1885. Notes on <i>Carex </i>XI. Studies of the Types of Various Species of the Genus <i>Carex</i>. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club. 1:1-85.
  2. Bright, J. 1925-1930. The Genus <i>Carex </i>in Pennsylvania. Trillia 9:1-33.
  3. Britton, N. L. and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. 3 vol. Dover Publications, Inc., N. Y. 2052 pp.
  4. Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. Gleason, H.A. 1952. The new Britton and Brown illustrated flora of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 3 volumes. Hafner Press, New York. 1732 pp.
  7. Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
  8. Hermann, F. J. 1941. The genus <i>Carex </i>in Michigan. American Midland Naturalist 25(1):1-72.
  9. 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.
  10. Mackenzie, K.K. 1931. Flora of North America. New York Botanical Gardens, New York, New York.
  11. McCance, R.M., Jr., and J.F. Burns, eds. 1984. Ohio endangered and threatened vascular plants: Abstracts of state-listed taxa. Division Natural Areas and Preserves, Ohio Dept. Natural Resources, Columbus. 635 pp.
  12. Porsild, A.E., and W.J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum Natural Sciences, National Museums Canada, Ottawa. 667 pp.
  13. Voss, E.G. 1972. Michigan flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part I. Gymnosperms and monocots. Cranbrook Institute of Science and Univ. Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor. 488 pp.