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Scientific Name
Carex glaucodea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carex glaucodea Tuck. ex Olney
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
GRAY-GREEN SEDGE
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
SpeciesCarex glaucodea
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2000; NCRN Graminoid Inventory - Engelhardt et al., 2008
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
10/28/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Lea, 2000: Carex glaucodea Tuckerman (Blue Sedge)Historical. Known from a single collection, in 1893 near the Aqueduct Bridge, Virginia [near present-day Key Bridge in Arlington County] in shaded places in woods. This species, sometimes treated as Carex flaccosperma Dewey var. glaucodea (Tuckerman) Kukenthal, is found in dry calcareous or mafic upland soils in Maryland. In the Gorge, it may occur over amphibolite. Late May to early June. Holm s.n. (US)., Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2000
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