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Scientific Name
Carex gracilescens
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carex gracilescens Steud.
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
SLENDER 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 gracilescens |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Lea, 2000;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2000
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Lea, 2000: noted as rare;
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
MTK-NCR
Last Modified Date
7/13/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Lea, 2000: Carex gracilescens Steudel (Slender Looseflowered Sedge)Rare. In early successional upland forest, dominated by Liriodendron tulipifera. Seen only in Difficult Run stream valley. Historically collected from Bear Island and Little Falls Branch. This species is locally common along smaller stream valleys in the Maryland Piedmont and may be more frequent along tributary streams in the Gorge. Hitchcock and Standley (1919) list it as C. laxiflora Lam. (misapplied to this species). Late April to early June.1384 (US, Grfa); Holm s.n., Maxon & Standley 325, Ward s.n. (US)., Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2000
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