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Carex pachycarpa

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Furrowed Broomsedge

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1368192

Element CodePMCYP03NZ0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Concept Reference

Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. Edited by D.E. Giblin, B. S. Legler, P.F. Zika, and R. G. Olmstead. 2nd edition. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xiii + 822 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Carex pachycarpa is recognized as distinct from Carex multicostata in Hitchcock and Cronquist (2018) and Zika et al. (2015). In contrast, Kartesz (1994) and FNA (2002, vol. 23) include C. pachycarpa in C. multicostata.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Harkness	Lassen National Forest	197

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Crane Mountain	Fremont National Forest	23,096

References (4)

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.
Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. Edited by D.E. Giblin, B. S. Legler, P.F. Zika, and R. G. Olmstead. 2nd edition. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xiii + 822 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.
Zika, P.F., A.L. Hipp and J. Mastrogiuseppe. 2015. <i>Carex</i>. In Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, Revision 3, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=8902.