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Scientific Name
Carex mesochorea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carex mesochorea Mack.
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
MIDLAND SEDGE
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Genus | Carex |
| Species | Carex mesochorea |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2000; Wiegand, 1999; Wiegand, 2001;
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Wiegand, 2001: Endangered in the state of Maryland;
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
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
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
12/19/2008 2:57:16 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Wiegand, 2001: Plant species documented in the survey area (from Sandy Hook, Maryland to District of Columbia line) during this survey. Lea, 2000: Carex mesochorea Mackenzie (Midland Sedge)Hitchcock and Standley (1919) reported C. mesochorea from High Island. No specimens have been seen. It has been found in a number of Piedmont and Coastal Plain counties in Maryland, usually in dry and open, often disturbed, habitats, and it may well occur in the Gorge. It is easily confused with several similar species. C. mesochorea has been considered highly rare in Maryland (Maryland Natural Heritage Program 1994), but is likely to be more common than records have suggested. It is listed as a species of uncertain status in Virginia (Killeffer, 1999). [Bartonia, 2002: Included in a list of Hypothetical Occurrences-HH]. Wiegand, 1999: Plant species documented in the survey area (from Great Falls, Maryland, downriver to the District of Columbia) during this survey. Currently listed in Maryland as endangered or endangered/extirpated., Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2000;Wiegand, 1999;Wiegand, 2001;
