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Carex festucacea
fescue sedge
Buffalo National River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex festucacea Schkuhr ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AR: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	2/8/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:10:51 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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