Taxon Report

Carex davyi Mack.

Davy's sedge

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Carex davyi Mack.
Common Name:	Davy's sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP033H0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CADA2
Synonyms/Other Names:	Carex constanceana

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug	May-Aug
Elevation:	1500-3200 (4920-10500)
General Habitats:	Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:	changed from 4.3 to 1B.3 on 2011-02-16

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	34
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	5
Good (B)	11
Fair (C)	2
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	16

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Butte (BUT), El Dorado (ELD), Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antelope Mtn. (4012058), Belden (4012113), Carson Pass (3811968), Champs Flat (4012068), Ebbetts Pass (3811957), Echo Lake (3812071), Emerald Bay (3812081), English Mtn. (3912045), Hobart Mills (3912042), Independence Lake (3912043), Janesville (4012035), Jonesville (4012114), Koip Peak (3711972), Kyburz (3812073), Martis Peak (3912031), Pacific Valley (3811958), Pikes Point (4012057), Pine Creek Valley (4012151), Swain Mountain (4012141), Tahoe City (3912022), Tioga Pass (3711983), Vogelsang Peak (3711973), Webber Peak (3912044)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	1	3 %
Logging	1	2%
ORV activity	1	2%

Notes



Possibly threatened by grazing and logging. Similar to C. petasata.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed change from List 4.3 to List 1B.3 (2011)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].