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Carex serpenticola

P. Zika

Serpentine Sedge

G4Apparently Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130269
Element CodePMCYP03KM0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Other Common Names
Serpentine sedge (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date2008-03-27
Change Date2007-07-06
Edition Date2006-09-28
Edition AuthorsK. Maybury
Rank Reasons
Locally fairly abundant (based on S4 rank from Oregon) but narrowly endemic to serpentine soils in southwesternmost Oregon and adjacent Del Norte County, California.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Serpentine soils. Moist to wet meadows, riparian woodlands, savannahs, successional scrublands, and the margins of wetlands (FNA 2002).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandShrubland/chaparralSavannaGrassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
OregonS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
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. 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.