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Carex cephalophora

Muhl. ex Willd.

Oval-leaf Sedge

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128898
Element CodePMCYP032Q0
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 porte-tête (FR) oval-leaf 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 Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-02-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MississippiS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
OhioS5Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
ArkansasS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
MarylandSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
FloridaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
KansasS3Yes
IndianaS5Yes
NebraskaS4Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
DelawareS4Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wambaw ExtFrancis Marion National Forest527
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.