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Carex nardina

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Nard Sedge

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152679

Element CodePMCYP03920

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 nard (FR) spike sedge (EN) Spike 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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 23, 2002) lumps subspecific taxa.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-14

Change Date2016-07-14

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species found on exposed arctic and alpine tundra, and on calcareous cliffs, rocky slopes, ridges, and summits, at elevations ranging from 50 to 3,300 meters (FNA 2002).

Terrestrial Habitats

AlpineTundraCliff

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
California	S1	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Oregon	S2	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Ontario	S1	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
South Beartooth Highway	Shoshone National Forest	105,570

References (3)

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.
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.