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Carex prasina
drooping sedge
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex prasina Wahlenb.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Carex, Species Carex prasina


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		WI: SC
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WI: S3
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	12/21/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 5:20:37 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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