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Carex festucacea
fescue sedge
Shiloh National Military Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex festucacea Schkuhr ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		fescue sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:46:53 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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