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Carex joorii

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Cypress Swamp Sedge

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139489

Element CodePMCYP036S0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Other Common Names

cypress swamp sedge (EN) Cypress-swamp Sedge (EN) Hummock Sedge (EN) Joor's 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 Date1988-04-28

Change Date1988-04-28

Threat Impact Comments

Highly threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Delaware	S2	Yes
Kentucky	S1	Yes
Arkansas	S5	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Maryland	S3	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
Mississippi	S5	Yes
Missouri	SH	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Louisiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Saline Bayou W & S River Corridor	Kisatchie National Forest	5,355

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299

References (5)

Dodds, J.S. 2023. <i>Carex joorii </i>Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service & Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 15 pp. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/carex-joorii-cypress-swamp-sedge.pdf]
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.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).