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Carex molesta
troublesome sedge
Bluestone National Scenic River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex molesta Mack. ex Bright
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		troublesome sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WV: S2S3
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Buffalo National River
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Shenandoah National Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	12/2/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 4:05:13 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.

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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