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Carex duriuscula

C.A. Mey.

Needleleaf Sedge

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144813

Element CodePMCYP03GJ0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Synonyms

Carex eleocharisBaileyCarex stenophyllaWahlenb.Carex stenophylla ssp. eleocharis(Bailey) HultenCarex stenophylla var. enervisKukenth.

Other Common Names

Carex duret (FR) Low Sedge (EN) Narrow-leaved Sedge (EN) needleleaf sedge (EN) Spikerush 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 Date2016-05-16

Change Date1988-12-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S1	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
California	S2	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S3	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Idaho	S3	Yes
Oregon	S1	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S5	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boundary Peak (CA)	Inyo National Forest	210,884

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487
Tash Peak	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	61,312

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boundary Peak (NV)	Inyo National Forest	21,851

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Brushy Springs	Gila National Forest	5,735

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gros Ventre Mountains	Bridger-Teton National Forest	106,418
Sheep Mountain	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	17,626

References (3)

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.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.