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Carex hirsutella
Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex hirsutella Mack.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low to Mid
Life form - Perennial graminoid
Park Rank - Park rare
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Monocot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Bloom Time - May
Bloom Time - June


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNR; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
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
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	10/28/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:38:37 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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