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Carex normalis
greater straw sedge
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex normalis Mack.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		greater straw sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S4?; TN: SNR; VA: S5
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 5:20:50 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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