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Carex platyphylla
broad-leaved sedge
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex platyphylla J. Carey
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		broad-leaved sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5; TN: S4; VA: S5
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 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	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 1:59:36 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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