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Carex gravida
Heavy sedge
Wind Cave National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex gravida L.H. Bailey
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Heavy sedge
Park Synonyms:

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


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Badlands National Park
Buffalo National River	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Fort Larned National Historic Site
George Washington Carver National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Niobrara National Scenic River
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pipestone National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	12/27/2020

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 3:59:50 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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