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Calliscirpus criniger

(A. Gray) C.N. Gilmour, J.R. Starr & Naczi

GNRUnranked Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1349747
Element CodePMCYP0W020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCalliscirpus
Concept Reference
Gilmour, C.N., Starr, J.R. and R.F.C. Naczi. 2013. Calliscirpus, a new genus for two narrow endemics of the California Floristic Province, C. criniger and C. brachythrix sp. nov.(Cyperaceae). Kew Bulletin 68: 85-105.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the narrow concept of Calliscirpus criniger. Gilmour et al. (2013) newly combine Eriophorum crinigerum (= Scirpus criniger), which is neither an Eriophorum nor a Scirpus, in a new genus, Calliscirpus. Further, this taxon is now split into two allopatric species, C. criniger comb. nov. and C. brachythrix sp. nov.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Calliscirpus criniger grows in "serpentine substrates in open, fairly sparsely vegetated areas adjacent to streams or on slopes with underground seepage; alt. 200 m. to 2250 m." (Gilmour et al. 2013).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDRiparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
California (15)
AreaForestAcres
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
East BeegumShasta-Trinity National Forest8,425
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slide CreekSix Rivers National Forest11,458
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (1)
  1. Gilmour, C.N., Starr, J.R. and R.F.C. Naczi. 2013. <i>Calliscirpus</i>, a new genus for two narrow endemics of the California Floristic Province, <i>C. criniger</i> and <i>C. brachythrix</i> sp. nov.(Cyperaceae). Kew Bulletin 68: 85-105.