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Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis
water sedge

       
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Photo of Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis
©Susan McDougall. The Flora of Mt. Adams. United States, WA, Mount Adams, Grand Meadow, 1244 m. July 16, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

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Synonyms:
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

  CAAC10 Carex acutinella Mack.
  CAAQA4 Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. ssp. altior (Rydb.) Hultén
  CAAQA5 Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. altior (Rydb.) Fernald
  CAAQS2 Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. substricta Kük.
  CASU24 Carex substricta (Kük.) Mack.
  CASU23 Carex suksdorfii Kük.
 

Distribution:
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex, 3 varieties in Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
 

Classification:
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

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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 aquatilis Wahlenb. – water sedge
Variety Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis – water sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
Carex aquatilis var. altior
sedge              Special Concern
New Jersey:
Carex aquatilis
water sedge              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Carex aquatilis
water sedge              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

Carex aquatilis:

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 OBL NO OBL OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. var. aquatilis

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527072.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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