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Carex flava L.
yellow sedge

       
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Photo of Carex flava L.
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 flava L.

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Synonyms:
Carex flava L.

  CAFLF5 Carex flava L. var. fertilis Peck
  CAFLG3 Carex flava L. var. gaspensis Fernald
  CAFLG4 Carex flava L. var. graminis L.H. Bailey
  CAFLL2 Carex flava L. var. laxior (Kük.) Gleason
  CAFLR2 Carex flava L. var. rectirostra Gaudin
  CANEF Carex nevadensis Boiss. & Reut. ssp. flavella (Krecz.) Janchen
 

Distribution:
Carex flava L.

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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, CT, ID, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, PE, QC, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex flava L.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex flava L.

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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 flava L. – yellow sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex flava L.

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.

Indiana:
yellow sedge              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
yellow sedge              Threatened
Washington:
yellow sedge              Sensitive
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex flava L.

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 NI OBL NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO OBL NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Carex flava L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 39606.

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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