PLANTS Profile for Carex norvegica ssp. stevenii (Steven's sedge)

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Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray
Steven's sedge

Symbol:

CANOS

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray

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Synonyms:
Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray

	CAMES	Carex media R. Br. var. stevenii (T. Holm) Fernald
	CANOS2	Carex norvegica Retz. var. stevenii (T. Holm) Dorn
	CAST22	Carex stevenii T. Holm

Distribution:
Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray


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USA (CO, MT, NM, UT, WY)

Related Taxa:
Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 589 species in Carex, 3 subspecies in Carex norvegica Retz.

Classification:
Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray

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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 norvegica Retz. – Norway sedge
Subspecies	Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray – Steven's sedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray

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 norvegica
intermediate sedge		Endangered
Washington:
Carex norvegica
Scandinavian 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray

Carex norvegica:

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Carex norvegica Retz. ssp. stevenii (T. Holm) A.E. Murray

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 523779.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 06:04 PM CST