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Carex illota

Bailey

Small-head Sedge

G5Secure Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158880
Element CodePMCYP036F0
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 sali (FR) Sheep Sedge (EN) sheep 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 Date2016-07-14
Change Date2016-07-14
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS1Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MontanaS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (13)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
North LakeInyo National Forest2,406
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (2)
  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.