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Carex siccata Dewey
dryspike sedge

       
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Photo of Carex siccata Dewey
Carex aenea

Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich. 1998. Field guide to Intermountain sedges. General Technical Report RMS-GTR-10. USDA Forest Service, RMRS, Ogden. Courtesy of USDA FS RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Carex siccata Dewey

  CAAE Carex aenea Fernald  
  CAFO3 Carex foenea Willd.   dryspike sedge
  CAFOE Carex foenea Willd. var. enervis Evans & Mohlenbr.   dryspike sedge
  CAFOF Carex foenea Willd. var. foenea   dryspike sedge
  CAFOT Carex foenea Willd. var. tuberculata F.J. Herm.   dryspike sedge
 

Distribution:
Carex siccata Dewey

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex siccata Dewey

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex siccata Dewey

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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 siccata Dewey – dryspike sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex siccata Dewey

This plant 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 foenea
bronze sedge              Special Concern
Maine:
dry land sedge              Threatened
New Jersey:
hillside sedge              Endangered
North Carolina:
Carex aenea
Fernald's hay sedge              Endangered
Ohio:
hay sedge              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Carex aenea
Fernald's hay sedge              Extirpated
Tennessee:
Carex foenea
dry-spike sedge              Threatened
Vermont:
hay sedge              Endangered
Carex foenea
bronze sedge              Endangered
Washington:
Carex foenea
bronze sedge              Sensitive
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex siccata Dewey

Carex aenea:

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
FACW? NI NI NI NI NO NO NO NO FACW* NO NI NO NO

Carex foenea:

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
FAC+? NI NO NI NI NI NO NI NI NI NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Carex siccata Dewey

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

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

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

 
 
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