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Carex festucacea
fescue sedge
George Washington Carver National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex festucacea Schkuhr ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MO: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	11/9/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 12:37:38 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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