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Carex lenticularis Michx.
lakeshore sedge

       
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Photo of Carex lenticularis Michx.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex lenticularis Michx.

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Distribution:
Carex lenticularis Michx.

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, NV, NY, OR, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex lenticularis Michx.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carex lenticularis Michx. var. dolia (M.E. Jones) L.A. Standl.. .
Carex lenticularis var. dolia
Enander's sedge
Distribution of Carex lenticularis Michx. var. impressa (L.H. Bailey) L.A. Standl.. .
Carex lenticularis var. impressa
lakeshore sedge
Distribution of Carex lenticularis Michx. var. lenticularis. .
Carex lenticularis var. lenticularis
lakeshore sedge
Distribution of Carex lenticularis Michx. var. limnophila (T. Holm) Cronquist. .
Carex lenticularis var. limnophila
lakeshore sedge
Distribution of Carex lenticularis Michx. var. lipocarpa (T. Holm) L.A. Standl.. . Image Available.
Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa
Kellogg's sedge
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carex lenticularis Michx.

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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 lenticularis Michx. – lakeshore sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex lenticularis Michx.

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.

Massachusetts:
shore sedge              Threatened
Wisconsin:
shore sedge              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex lenticularis Michx.

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 OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO OBL FACW+ NO OBL NO NO

Carex enanderi [=CALED]:

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 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO

Carex hindsii [=CALEL2]:

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 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL OBL NO NO

Carex kelloggii [=CALEL3]:

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 NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL FACW+ OBL OBL NO NO

Carex plectocarpa [=CALED]:

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+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW+ NO NI NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex lenticularis Michx.

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 39665.

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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