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Carex swanii
Swan's sedge
Bluestone National Scenic River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Swan's sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WV: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Run National Parkway
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Suitland Parkway
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	12/2/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 8:22:52 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.

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