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Carex concinna R. Br.
low northern sedge

       
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Line Drawing of Carex concinna R. Br.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 395. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex concinna R. Br.

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Distribution:
Carex concinna R. Br.

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USA (AK, CO, MI, MT, OR, SD, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex concinna R. Br.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex concinna R. Br.

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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 concinna R. Br. – low northern sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex concinna R. Br.

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.

Wisconsin:
beautiful sedge              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex concinna R. Br.

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
FACU,FAC NO NO FACU+ FACU NO NO NO FACU FAC- NO FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex concinna R. Br.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 39552.

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.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 04:21 PM MDT