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Carex intumescens
greater bladder sedge
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex intumescens Rudge
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		greater bladder sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNR; MD: SNR; VA: S5; WV: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Cod National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Suitland Parkway
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/14/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:02:04 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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