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Carex swanii
Swan's Sedge
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Swan's Sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Circle Parks
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 Birthplace National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Run National Parkway
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Suitland Parkway
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	2/26/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:04:20 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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