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Scientific Name
Carex crinita var. brevicrinis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carex crinita var. brevicrinis Fernald
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
fringed 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 crinita |
| Variety | Carex crinita var. brevicrinis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Lea, 2000
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2007
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2000
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
Helen Hamilton
Created Date
6/19/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
7/14/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Lea, 2000: Carex crinita Lamarck var. brevicrinis Fernald (Short-fringed Sedge)Frequent. In moist swales in floodplain forests, in forested swamps, and along edges of ponds and the C&O Canal. This taxon is mostly restricted to the Coastal Plain in Maryland, where it is the more frequently encountered form of C. crinita. It is listed as a species of uncertain status in Virginia (Killeffer, 1999) but is likely to be found to be numerous in that state. Mid-May to mid-June. 1574 (US); 1573 (MARY); 550,1198 (Tawes); 2083 (Ma)., Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2000;
