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Carex micropoda

C.A. Mey.

Small-rooted Sedge

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.733708
Element CodePMCYP03L80
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 pyrenaica ssp. micropoda(C.A. Mey.) Hulten
Other Common Names
Carex à petits rhizomes (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
This is the record for Carex micropoda, as treated by Flora of North America (2002). According to FNA (2002) C. micropoda occurs in much of northwestern North America. Kartesz (1999) considered Carex pyreniaca ssp. micropoda endemic to Alaska.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-14
Change Date2016-07-14
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in riparian areas, moist meadows, seeps, and snow melt areas at elevations ranging from 10 to 4,000 meters (Murray, 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahS2Yes
WyomingS3Yes
OregonS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Savage Run AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest2,368
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. Murray, D.F. 2020. Flora of North America: <i>Carex micropoda</i>. Accessed: September 8, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Carex_micropoda