Species Details

Carex scabriuscula

Siskiyou sedge

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Classification

Scientific Name: Carex scabriuscula Mackenzie
Common Name: Siskiyou sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP03C40
USDA Plants Symbol:	CASC14
Synonyms/Other Names: Carex gigas (Holm) Mackenzie

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_BerrySB; SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-07-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
710 - 2345 meters
2330 - 7695 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic
Seeps (sometimes)
Serpentine (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Endangered in OR.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

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)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Black Lassic (4012335), Caribou (4012112), Carrville (4112216), Chicken Hawk Hill (4112214), Chimney Rock (4112356), Covington Mill (4012287), Figurehead Mtn. (4112383), Gasquet (4112378), Grider Valley (4112362), Haskins Valley (3912172), High Plateau Mtn. (4112388), Hiouchi (4112471), Kangaroo Mtn. (4112382), Klamath Glen (4112358), Meadow Valley (3912181), Mumbo Basin (4112225), Onion Valley (3912078), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385), Preston Peak (4112375), Salt Canyon (3912213), Scott Mountain (4112236), Seven Lakes Basin (4112224), Ship Mountain (4112367), Siligo Peak (4012288), South China Mtn. (4112235), Tangle Blue Lake (4112226), Twain (4012111), Whisky Bill Peak (4112215), Ycatapom Peak (4112217)

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.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Species Account:

Carex scabriuscula account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2021)