Scientific Name
Carex bushii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carex bushii Mack.
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
BUSH'S 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 bushii |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Lea, 2000;
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2007
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2000
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Lea, 2000: a Watch List species./
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
7/10/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Lea, 2000: Carex bushii Mackenzie (Bush's Sedge)Rare. Found at a single station on Olmsted Island [Maryland side of Great Falls], in dry riverside prairie. Also known historically from the District line, Dalecarlia [vicinity of Little Falls Branch] in 1897 and from open flat ground, Ft. Ethan Allen [near rim of Gorge on Virginia side of river near Fairfax -Arlington County line] in 1929. C. bushii is considered a watchlist species in both Maryland (Maryland Natural Heritage Program, 1994) and Virginia (Killeffer, 1999). Late May to early June. Steele s.n. (US);1932 (MARY); Hasselbring s.n. (NA)., Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2000
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