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Carex norvegica Retz.
Norway sedge

       
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Photo of Carex norvegica Retz.
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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Carex norvegica Retz.

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Distribution:
Carex norvegica Retz.

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USA (AK, CA, CO, IA, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex norvegica Retz.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. inferalpina (Wahlenb.) Hultén. .
Carex norvegica ssp. inferalpina
closedhead sedge
Distribution of Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. norvegica. .
Carex norvegica ssp. norvegica
Norway sedge
Distribution of Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) E. Murray. .
Carex norvegica ssp. stevenii
Steven's sedge
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carex norvegica Retz.

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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 norvegica Retz. – Norway sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex norvegica Retz.

This plant and 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.

Maine:
intermediate sedge              Endangered
Michigan:
Carex media [=CANOI]
sedge              Threatened
Washington:
Scandinavian sedge              Sensitive
Wisconsin:
Carex media [=CANOI]
intermediate sedge              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex norvegica Retz.

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 NO FACW NO NO NO NI FACW FACW NO FACW NO NO

Carex media [=CANOI]:

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 NO FACW NO NO NO FACW FACW FACW NO FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex norvegica Retz.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 39721.

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.

 
 
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