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Carex magellanica Lam.
boreal bog sedge

       
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Carex magellanica Lam.

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Distribution:
Carex magellanica Lam.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CO, CT, ID, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex magellanica Lam.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 589 species in Carex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hultén. . Image Available.
Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua
boreal bog sedge
Distribution of Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica Lam. [excluded]. .
Carex magellanica ssp. magellanica
boreal bog sedge
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Carex magellanica Lam.

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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 magellanica Lam. – boreal bog sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex magellanica Lam.

The related entities and 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.

Connecticut:
Carex paupercula [=CAMAI2]
sedge              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Carex paupercula [=CAMAI2]
bog sedge              Rare
Washington:
Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua
poor sedge              Sensitive
 

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 magellanica Lam.

Carex paupercula [=CAMAI2]:

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
OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex magellanica Lam.

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 501242.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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