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Carex laevivaginata
SMOOTH-SHEATH SEDGE
Kings Mountain National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex laevivaginata (Kük.) Mack.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		SMOOTH-SHEATH SEDGE
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SC: S4S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/30/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 4:08:04 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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