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Carex straminiformis

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Mt. Shasta Sedge

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154652
Element CodePMCYP03D10
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Other Common Names
Shasta sedge (EN) Shasta 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
Review Date2002-09-08
Change Date2002-09-08
Edition Date1998-05-18
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D
Rank Reasons
Carex straminiformis is common in California, scattered infrequently throughout Nevada, and is also known from Utah, north to Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
Range Extent Comments
Sierra Nevada of California and adjacent Nevada, north to the Cascade Region in Washington. Disjunct in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, and in central Idaho; Shoshone, Lemhi, and Custer Counties (U.S. Forest Service, 1990). Five counties in Utah (Welsh, 1993).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Subalpine and alpine areas on open slopes often near persistent snowbanks (U.S. Forest Service, 1990).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
IdahoS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
California (6)
AreaForestAcres
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Drake - McdowellFremont National Forest5,767
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
References (6)
  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. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  4. 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.
  5. U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region (USFS). 1990. Idaho and Wyoming endangered and sensitive plant field guide. U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT. 192 pp.
  6. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.