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Carex pluriflora

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Several-flowered Sedge

G5Secure Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145405
Element CodePMCYP03AT0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Synonyms
Carex rariflora ssp. pluriflora(Hultén) T.V.EgorovaCarex rariflora var. pluriflora(Hultén) B. Boivin
Other Common Names
Carex pluriflore (FR) Many-flower Sedge (EN) manyflower 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 Date2016-05-16
Change Date2010-06-07
Edition Date1991-05-16
Edition AuthorsBUCKLEY, A.
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Although rare in southern part of range, common in Alaska and Sibera.
Range Extent Comments
Nw WA (Callam Co.), n to Alaska and Siberia.
Occurrences Comments
Several dozens botanical collections in Alaska and Siberia, but only two populations verified in WA.
Threat Impact Comments
Pollutants and grazing (WNHP).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Boggy lake margins and streambanks; sometimes receiving salt water influence near coast.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
Alaska (18)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
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.