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Carex nigricans

C.A. Mey.

Black Alpine Sedge

G5Secure Found in 25 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152663
Element CodePMCYP039A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Other Common Names
black alpine sedge (EN) Carex noircissant (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 Date2016-05-16
Change Date2012-03-04
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS4Yes
NevadaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
OregonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (25)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
West AdamsGifford Pinchot National Forest2,238
Wyoming (6)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
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.