Plants Profile for Carex garberi (elk sedge)

General Information
Symbol:	CAGA3
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Cyperaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	AK N CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
CAGAB	Carex garberi Fernald ssp. bifaria (Fernald) Hultén
CAGAB2	Carex garberi Fernald var. bifaria

Classification

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.

Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 garberi Fernald – elk sedge

Subordinate Taxa

This plant has no children

Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is 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 elk sedge Endangered
Indiana elk sedge Threatened
Maine Garber's sedge Special Concern
Minnesota Garber's sedge Threatened
New Hampshire Carex garberi var. bifaria Garber's sedge Endangered
New York elk sedge Endangered
Ohio Garber's sedge Endangered
Pennsylvania elk sedge Endangered
Vermont Garber's sedge Threatened
Wisconsin elk sedge Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Alaska	FACW
Arid West	FACW
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	FACW
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACW

Related Links

More Accounts and Images
CalPhotos (CAGA3)
Flora of North America (CAGA3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (CAGA3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (CAGAB)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (CAGAB2)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (CAGA3)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (CAGA3)
USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (CAGA3)
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium (CAGA3)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover