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Carex radiata
Sedge
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Sedge
Park Synonyms:		Carex rosea var. radiata

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNR; VA: S4
Evidence:		1 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Bluestone National Scenic River	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	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	Isle Royale National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield 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	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	12/19/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 4:54:35 PM

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.

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