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Carex rupestris

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Rock Sedge

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130353

Element CodePMCYP03BU0

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 des rochers (FR) curly sedge (EN) Curly 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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (2003, vol. 23) does not recognize varieties of Carex rupestris.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-15

Change Date1985-09-06

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in dry to mesic meadows, heaths, talus slopes, and rock outcrops, at elevations ranging from 0 to 2,000 meters (FNA 2002).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceousBare rock/talus/scree

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	S2	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S5	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	S1	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pecos	Carson National Forest	13,436
Pecos WS River	Santa Fe National Forest	5,396

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Libby Flats	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	11,107
Snowy Range	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	29,660

References (2)

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.