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Carex davyi

Mackenzie

Davy's Sedge

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1368203

Element CodePMCYP03NW0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Concept Reference

Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. Edited by D.E. Giblin, B. S. Legler, P.F. Zika, and R. G. Olmstead. 2nd edition. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xiii + 822 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

This record represents the broad concept of Carex davyi, including C. constanceana, following Hitchcock and Cronquist (2018) and Zika et al. (2015). In contrast, Kartesz (1994) and FNA (2002, vol. 23) recognize C. constanceana and C. davyi as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SX	Yes
Oregon	S1	Yes
California	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Trail Lake	Lassen National Forest	1,124

References (2)

Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. Edited by D.E. Giblin, B. S. Legler, P.F. Zika, and R. G. Olmstead. 2nd edition. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xiii + 822 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.