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Carex concinna

R. Br.

Beautiful Sedge

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128994

Element CodePMCYP03300

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 élégant (FR) low northern sedge (EN) Low Northern Sedge (EN) Northern Elegant 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 Date2016-05-16

Change Date2010-02-22

Range Extent Comments

Alaska and the Yukon Territory to Newfoundland, south to Oregon, Colorado, South Dakota and Michigan.

Ecology & Habitat

Description

Stems single or loosely tufted, 10-40 cm tall; rhizomatous, bracts reduced to bladeless sheath; perigynium pubscent (Spackman et al. 1997).

Habitat

This species is found in meadows, thickets, on riverbanks and flood plains, as well as on calcareous substrates in open spruce, pine, cedar, birch, aspen, and willow woodlands, at elevations ranging from 0 to 3000 meters (FNA 2002).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandWoodland - MixedGrassland/herbaceous

Palustrine Habitats

Riparian

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wisconsin	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S1	Yes
Oregon	S1	Yes
Colorado	S2	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	S3	Yes
Michigan	S4	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Sheep Mountain	Bridger-Teton National Forest	14,192
Mosquito Lake - Seven Lakes	Bridger-Teton National Forest	51,950

References (5)

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.
Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 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.
Spackman, S., B. Jennings, J. Coles, C. Dawson, M. Minton, A. Kratz, and C. Spurrier. 1997. Colorado rare plant field guide. Prepared for Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Colorado Natural Heritage Program.
Weber, W.A., and R.C. Wittmann. 1996b. Colorado flora: Western slope. Univ. Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. 496 pp.