PLANTS Profile for Carex canescens ssp. disjuncta (silvery sedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen
silvery sedge

Symbol:

CACAD2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

More Information:

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Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen

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Synonyms:
Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen

CACAD

Carex canescens L. var. disjuncta Fernald

Distribution:
Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 593 species in Carex, 2 subspecies in Carex canescens L.

Classification:
Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Carex L. – sedge
Species	Carex canescens L. – silvery sedge
Subspecies	Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen – silvery sedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Carex canescens var. disjuncta
silvery sedge		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen

Carex canescens:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Carex canescens L. ssp. disjuncta (Fernald) Toivonen

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 523754.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 12:42 AM CDT