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Carex annectens
yellow-fruited sedge
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex annectens (E.P. Bicknell) E.P. Bicknell
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		yellow-fruited sedge
Park Synonyms:		Carex brachyglossa

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


Park Tags:
Habitat - Mesic forest
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Wetland
Life Form - Graminoid


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cape Cod National Seashore
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	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Monocacy National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	11/4/2021

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 1:31:36 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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