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Carex cephalophora
ovalleaf sedge
Catoctin Mountain Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		ovalleaf sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
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George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	11/24/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 7:02:32 PM

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