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Carex elynoides

Holm

Blackroot Sedge

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132740
Element CodePMCYP03490
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Other Common Names
blackroot 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 Date1999-03-03
Change Date1984-08-09
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
NevadaS2Yes
ArizonaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Snake - Pole CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest766
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.