Species Details

Carex vallicola

western valley sedge

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Classification

Scientific Name: Carex vallicola Dewey
Common Name: western valley sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP03EA0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CAVA3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
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:	2023-09-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jul-Aug

Elevation:
1525 - 2805 meters
5005 - 9205 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Meadows and seeps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes: State-listed as Sensitive in WA. See American Journal of Science II 82:40 (1861) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	14 %
Grazing	2	14%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	1	0	0	12

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	14
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chris Flat (3811944), Desert Creek Peak (3811953), Emerson Peak (4112022), Heenan Lake (3811966), Holbrook Canyon (4112015), Mount Dana (3711982), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), Mt. Bidwell (4112082), Mt. Jackson (3811933), Mt. Patterson (3811943), Pickel Meadow (3811935), Snake Lake (4112021), Station Peak (3711851), Topaz Lake (3811965)

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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