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Carex laevivaginata
smooth sheath sedge
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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:
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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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
Kings Mountain National Military Park	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	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:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:30:11 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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