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Carex obtusata

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Blunt Sedge

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131808

Element CodePMCYP039L0

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 à fruits obtus (FR) Obtuse Sedge (EN) obtuse 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 Date2015-08-10

Change Date1988-12-15

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in dry grasslands, bluffs, and sandy flood plains elevations ranging from 10 to 1,400 meters (Murray, 2020).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes
Minnesota	S3	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Washington	S2	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Bear Creek	Manti-Lasal National Forest	28,440

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Fork	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	13,238
Platte River Addition	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	7,962
Snowy Range	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	29,660

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.
Murray, D.F. 2020. Flora of North America: <i>Carex obtusata</i>. Accessed: September 9, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Carex_obtusata