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Carex leptopoda

Mackenzie

Short-scale Sedge

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155071
Element CodePMCYP037G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Synonyms
Carex deweyana var. leptopoda(Mack.) B. Boivin
Other Common Names
Carex leptopode (FR) Taper-fruit Short-scale Sedge (EN) taperfruit shortscale 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 Date2015-07-22
Change Date1990-01-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSUYes
ColoradoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
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.