Species Details

Carex lasiocarpa

woolly-fruited sedge

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Classification

Scientific Name: Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
Common Name: woolly-fruited sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP03720
USDA Plants Symbol:	CALA11
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	IUCN_LC
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-07-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Jul

Elevation:
1700 - 2100 meters
5580 - 6890 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens
Marshes and swamps (freshwater, lake margins)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by grazing, hydrological alterations, and vehicles. On review list in OR.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	25 %
Grazing	3	15%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	2	10%
Logging	1	5%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					20
A	B	C	D	X	U
9	2	1	0	0	8

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	12

Presence:
Presumed Extant	20
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antelope Mtn. (4012058), Big Bend (4112118), Blue Canyon (3912036), Chalk Mtn. (4012187), Cisco Grove (3912035), Crescent Mills (4012018), Gold Lake (3912066), Kings Beach (3912021), Little Juniper Reservoir (4112034), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Pegleg Mtn. (4012048), Reading Peak (4012144), Red Cinder (4012142), Shields Creek (4112043), Swain Mountain (4012141)

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

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Species Account:

Carex lasiocarpa account for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2022)