Species Details

Carex buxbaumii

Buxbaum's sedge

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Classification

Scientific Name: Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb.
Common Name: Buxbaum's sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP032B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CABU6
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-09-30

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Aug
Elevation: 3 - 3300 meters 10 - 10825 feet
General Habitat: Bogs and fens Meadows and seeps (mesic) Marshes and swamps
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by foot traffic. Similar to C. limosa.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Humboldt (HUM), Inyo (INY), Marin (MRN), Plumas (PLU), Siskiyou (SIS), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Canyondam (4012121), Crescent Mills (4012018), Drakes Bay (3812218), Lake Eleanor (3711987), Lake Elsinore (3311763), Mt. Morgan (3711846), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Seven Lakes Basin (4112224), Tioga Pass (3711983), Trinidad (4112412), Twain (4012111)

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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