Carex laeviculmis

Meinsh.

Smooth-stem Sedge

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140766
Element CodePMCYP036Y0
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 à tige lisse (FR) smoothstem 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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-01-19
Range Extent Comments
Alaska, south to Washington, Oregon, and California, east to southeast British Columbia, Montana and northwest Wyoming.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
MontanaS4Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
East MitkofTongass National Forest8,795
ManzanitaTongass National Forest8,401
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
DoneganUmpqua National Forest5,914
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Jackson Creek AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,673
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
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.