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Carex rossii

Boott

Short Sedge

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128461
Element CodePMCYP03BN0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Other Common Names
Carex de Ross (FR) Ross' sedge (EN) Ross' Sedge (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the narrow treatment of Carex rossii, excluding C. brevipes (=C. deflexa var. boottii) as recognized by Crins and Rettig in FNA (2002, vol. 23). Other treatments (e.g., Kartesz (1994, 1999)) include C. brevipes as indistinct from C. rossii.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1988-08-31
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MichiganS2Yes
South DakotaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
NebraskaS3Yes
MontanaS5Yes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
MinnesotaS2Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lincoln GulchHelena National Forest8,250
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Jarbidge - Biroth RdgHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,887
Jarbidge - Sawmill RdgHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,512
Jarbidge - Three DayHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,346
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bulldog RockUmpqua National Forest6,056
Bulldog RockWillamette National Forest559
Flag CreekMalheur National Forest7,716
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
Clear CreekSawtooth National Forest7,188
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Monument RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest17,720
Sheep MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest17,626
References (3)
  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.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.