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Carex loliacea

L.

Ryegrass Sedge

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156609
Element CodePMCYP037M0
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 fausse-ivraie (FR)
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 Date1993-06-21
Edition Date1993-06-21
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
Ranges from central to N. Alaska, YT, NW District of Mackenzie (NWT), central District of Keewatin (NWT), disjunct stations on Banks and Victoria Islands.
Occurrences Comments
Common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Tundra bogs, spruce muskeg.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
References (4)
  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. Hulten, E. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Stanford Univ. Press, Palo Alto, CA. 1008 pp.
  3. 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.
  4. Porsild, A.E., and W.J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum Natural Sciences, National Museums Canada, Ottawa. 667 pp.