PLANTS Profile for Carex stipata var. maxima (stalkgrain sedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.
stalkgrain sedge

Symbol:

CASTM

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.

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Synonyms:
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.

	CASTU	Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. uberior C. Mohr
	CAUB	Carex uberior (C. Mohr) Mack.

Distribution:
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.


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USA (AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, SC, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex, 2 varieties in Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd.

Classification:
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Carex L. – sedge
Species	Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. – awlfruit sedge
Variety	Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm. – stalkgrain sedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
stalkgrain sedge		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.

Carex stipata:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. maxima Chapm.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527158.

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 04:41 AM MDT