Species Details

Carex viridula ssp. viridula

green yellow sedge

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Classification

Scientific Name: Carex viridula Michx. ssp. viridula
Common Name: green yellow sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP03EM5
USDA Plants Symbol:	CAVIV
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-08-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: (Jun)Jul-Sep(Nov)

Elevation:
0 - 1600 meters
0 - 5250 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens
Marshes and swamps (freshwater)
North Coast coniferous forest (mesic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	2
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	13 %
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	1	12%
Non-native plant impacts	1	12%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					8
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	1	0	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	8
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), District of Columbia (DC), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Siskiyou (SIS), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
China Mtn. (4112245), Crescent City (4112472), Gasquet (4112378), Inglenook (3912357), Lake Eleanor (3711987), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Sister Rocks (4112462), Smith River (4112482), Trinidad (4112412)

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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Selected References

Species Account:

Profile for potential SCC evaluation (2018)