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Carex scopulorum

Holm

Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge

G5Secure Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155373

Element CodePMCYP03CA0

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 de Holm (FR) Mountain Sedge (EN) mountain 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 Date2016-07-27

Change Date1988-08-31

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S5	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S5	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S5	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (19)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Eddy	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	7,232
Nessie	Inyo National Forest	830
San Joaquin	Sierra National Forest	22,474

Colorado (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Comanche Peak Adjacent Area	Arapaho & Roosevelt NFs	44,158
Long Park	Routt NF	42,100
Pagoda Peak	Routt NF	57,676
Storm Peak	San Juan NF	57,617

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
West Meadow Creek	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	115,949

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Crazy Mountain	Gallatin National Forest	82,093

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Ruby - Marsh	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	10,164

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Sheep	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	5,238

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Glacier Peak B	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	19,328
Heather Lake	Wenatchee National Forest	10,628

Wyoming (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
French Creek	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	5,928
Libby Flats	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	11,107
Rock Creek	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	18,874
Snowy Range	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	29,660
South Beartooth Highway	Shoshone National Forest	105,570

References (2)

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.
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.