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Carex heteroneura W. Boott
different-nerve sedge

       
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Photo of Carex heteroneura W. Boott
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 heteroneura W. Boott

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Distribution:
Carex heteroneura W. Boott

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex heteroneura W. Boott

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carex heteroneura W. Boott var. brevisquama F.J. Herm.. .
Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama
different-nerve sedge
Distribution of Carex heteroneura W. Boott var. chalciolepis (T. Holm) F.J. Herm.. .
Carex heteroneura var. chalciolepis
Holm sedge
Distribution of Carex heteroneura W. Boott var. epapillosa (Mack.) F.J. Herm.. .
Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa
different-nerve sedge
Distribution of Carex heteroneura W. Boott var. heteroneura. .
Carex heteroneura var. heteroneura
different-nerve sedge
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carex heteroneura W. Boott

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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 heteroneura W. Boott – different-nerve sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex heteroneura W. Boott

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.

Washington:
different nerve sedge              Sensitive
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex heteroneura W. Boott

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,FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW FAC FAC FAC NO NO NO

Carex atrata [=CAHEB]:

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 NI NO NO NO NO NO NO FACU FAC NO FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex heteroneura W. Boott

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 39635.

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).

 
 
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