Taxon Report
Carex limosa L.mud sedge |
 Steve Matson 2009 |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Carex limosa L. |
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Common Name: |
mud sedge |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Element Code: | PMCYP037K0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | CALI7 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial rhizomatous herb |
| Blooming Period: Jun-Aug | Jun-Aug |
| Elevation: | 1200-2700 (3935-8860) |
| General Habitats: | Bogs and fens, Lower montane coniferous forest, Marshes and swamps, Meadows and seeps, Upper montane coniferous forest |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G5 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | IUCN_LC |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 40 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 9 |
| Good (B) | 5 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 2 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 24 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Butte (BUT), El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Lassen (LAS), Mariposa (MPA), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Tuolumne (TUO) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Ackerson Mtn. (3711977), Almanor (4012122), Belden (4012113), Bucks Lake (3912182), Butte Meadows (4012115), Cherry Lake North (3811918), Cisco Grove (3912035), Cooper Peak (3811927), Dogtooth Peak (3711921), Dogwood Peak (3912171), Echo Lake (3812071), Freel Peak (3811978), Hobart Mills (3912042), Humboldt Peak (4012124), Humbug Valley (4012123), Huntington Lake (3711922), Independence Lake (3912043), Jess Valley (4112023), Jonesville (4012114), Kyburz (3812073), Lake Eleanor (3711987), Loon Lake (3812083), Mariposa Grove (3711955), Meeks Bay (3912011), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Pinecrest (3811928), Reading Peak (4012144), Red Cinder (4012142), Seven Lakes Basin (4112224) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 7 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 11 | 28 % | |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 5 | 12% |
| Grazing | 5 | 12% |
| Logging | 3 | 7% |
| ORV activity | 3 | 7% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Recreational use (non-ORV) | 1 | 2% |
Notes
| Possibly more widespread in the Sierra Nevada. Threatened by grazing and vehicles. Potentially threatened by logging. Similar to C. buxbaumii. |
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Selected References
| Carex limosa account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2022) |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].