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Carex spectabilis

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Northwestern Showy Sedge

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155750
Element CodePMCYP03CP0
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 remarquable (FR) showy sedge (EN) Showy 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 Date2016-05-13
Change Date1990-01-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (9)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Washington (5)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Lion RockWenatchee National Forest4,692
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
West AdamsGifford Pinchot National Forest2,238
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. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.