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Carex anthoxanthea

J.& K. Presl

Yellow-flowered Sedge

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144091

Element CodePMCYP030T0

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

Other Common Names

Carex à fleurs jaunes (FR) Grassy Slope Arctic Sedge (EN) grassyslope arctic 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 Date1991-05-21

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 to >300

Rank Reasons

Wide-spread distribution; not listed as rare or endangered. Fragility and threats unknown.

Range Extent Comments

Aleutian Is., s-cent. Alaska, s Yukon, Dist. Mackenzie, sw B.C., nw WA (Olympic Mnts).

Occurrences Comments

50 botanical collections in Alaska alone.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grassy slopes and banks (chiefly coastal).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Palustrine Habitats

Riparian

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Washington	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cleveland	Tongass National Forest	189,447
Hoonah Sound	Tongass National Forest	79,764

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.