Species Details

Carex leptalea

bristle-stalked sedge

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Classification

Scientific Name: Carex leptalea Wahl.
Common Name: bristle-stalked sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP037E0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CALE10
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	IUCN_LC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-07-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jul

Elevation:
0 - 700 meters
0 - 2295 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens
Meadows and seeps (mesic)
Marshes and swamps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Threatened by hydrological alterations, logging, and non-native plants. Apparently extirpated in MRN Co. by wetland conversion. Sensitive in ID.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	63 %
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	2	25%
Foot traffic/trampling	2	25%
Non-native plant impacts	2	25%
Other	1	12%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	12%
Logging	1	12%
Dam/Inundation	1	12%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					8
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	1	0	2	3

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	6
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	6
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alabama (AL), Alaska (AK), Arkansas (AR), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Montana (MT), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN)*, Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cant Hook Mtn. (4112368), Crannell (4112411), Drakes Bay (3812218)*, Fields Landing (4012462), Trinidad (4112412), Trinity Center (4012286)*

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory