Species Details

Carex nardina

nard sedge

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Classification

Scientific Name: Carex nardina Fries
Common Name: nard sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP03920
USDA Plants Symbol:	CANA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2B.2 on 2013-10-28
Add Date:	2013-10-28
Date Edited:	2023-07-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Aug-Sep

Elevation:
2105 - 2175 meters
6905 - 7135 feet

General Habitats:

Subalpine coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: rocky outcrops

Microhabitat:

Carbonate
Rocky

Notes

Notes: Discovered in CA by D. York in 2011; known in CA only from the Marble Mtns. Possibly threatened by global climate shifts and stochastic events. If taxonomically recognized, some North American populations would be attributed to C. hepburnii. Not in TJM 2. See Novitiarum Florae Suecicae Mantissa 2:55 (1839) for original description, and Madroño 59(4):231 (2012) for information on discovery in CA.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					2
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	2

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	2
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Marble Mountain (4112352)

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

CNPS Status Review:	Proposed Addition to CRPR 2B.2, G4G5 / S1 (2013)
Species Account:	Carex nardina account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2021)