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Carex hassei

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Salt Sedge

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142938

Element CodePMCYP035Q0

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 de Hasse (FR) Hasse's Sedge (EN) salt 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

This record represents the broad concept of Carex hassei, including C. saliniformis, as recognized by Kartesz (1994) and FNA (2002, vol. 23). In contrast, Zika et al. (2015) provisionally accept C. saliniformis as "weakly separated from Carex hassei; study needed."

Conservation Status

Review Date1998-10-23

Change Date1998-10-23

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S1	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bonanza King	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	16,402
Lake Eleanor	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	397
Mill Creek	Lassen National Forest	7,587
Mt. Eddy	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	7,232

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.
Zika, P.F., A.L. Hipp and J. Mastrogiuseppe. 2015. <i>Carex</i>. In Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, Revision 3, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=8902.