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Carex vulpinoidea
common fox sedge, fox sedge
Obed Wild and Scenic River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex vulpinoidea Michx.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	11/7/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 11:35:41 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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