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Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.
sharpscale sedge

       
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Line Drawing of Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 408. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.

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Distribution:
Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook. var. oxylepis. .
Carex oxylepis var. oxylepis
sharpscale sedge
Distribution of Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook. var. pubescens J.K. Underw.. .
Carex oxylepis var. pubescens
sharpscale sedge
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.

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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 oxylepis Torr. & Hook. – sharpscale sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.

This plant and the related entityitalicized 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.

Illinois:
sharp-scaled sedge              Threatened
Tennessee:
Carex oxylepis var. pubescens
hairy sharp-scaled sedge              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.

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-,OBL FACW FACW- FACW NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook.

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39424.

 
 
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