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Carex preslii

Steud.

Presl's Sedge

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160388
Element CodePMCYP03B30
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
Carex de Presl (FR) Presl's 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 Date2016-07-14
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Common in northwestern North America, particularly in British Columbia.
Range Extent Comments
Southern Alaska to California.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet meadows.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
AlaskaS1Yes
NevadaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
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.