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Scirpus congdonii

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Congdon's Bulrush

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134740
Element CodePMCYP0Q0C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusScirpus
Other Common Names
Congdon's bulrush (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 Date1993-07-02
Change Date1993-07-02
Edition Date1993-07-02
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. J. Beckman (3/96)
Rank Reasons
Found in damp ground in montaine forest habitats from the Cascades in southern Oregon to the Sierra Nevada in Fresno County, California. Reported as rare in Washoe County, Nevada at high elevations (Kartesz 1988).
Range Extent Comments
Ranging from Mackenzie Pass, Oregon (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973) south through Jackson and Josephine Counties (Peck 1961) and into California in the Sierra Nevada from Siskiyou and Humboldt Counties to Plumas County and to Fresno County (Munz 1959). Also reported by Kartesz (1988) in Washoe County, Nevada.
Occurrences Comments
Rare in Nevada (Kartesz 1988).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs in mountain meadows, and yellow pine, red fir, lodgepole pine forests (Munz 1959) as well as in marshes and on streambanks; 600-3000 meters (Hickman 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS1Yes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
References (7)
  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. Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Manual. University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington. 730 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  7. Peck, M.E. 1961. A manual of the higher plants of Oregon. 2nd edition. Binsford & Mort, Portland, Oregon. 936 pp.