PLANTS Profile for Carex laxiculmis var. copulata (spreading sedge)

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PLANTS Profile

Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald
spreading sedge

Symbol:

CALAC

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald

CACO53

Carex ×copulata (L.H. Bailey) Mack.

Distribution:
Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald


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USA (AR, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 593 species in Carex, 2 varieties in Carex laxiculmis Schwein.

Classification:
Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald

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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 laxiculmis Schwein. – spreading sedge
Variety	Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald – spreading sedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald

The related entities 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.

Maine:
Carex laxiculmis
spreading sedge		Endangered
Minnesota:
Carex laxiculmis
spreading sedge		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. copulata (L.H. Bailey) Fernald

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 527108.

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

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:20 PM CDT