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Carex granularis
limestone meadow sedge, limestone-meadow sedge
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Washington Park
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:00:26 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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