Species Details

Carex limosa

mud sedge

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Photo of Carex limosa
Steve Matson 2009
Photo of Carex limosa
Steve Matson 2009
Photo of Carex limosa
Dean Wm. Taylor 2017
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug
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Elevation:
1200 - 2700 meters
3935 - 8860 feet
General Habitats:
  • Bogs and fens
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Marshes and swamps
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Possibly more widespread in the Sierra Nevada. Threatened by grazing and vehicles. Potentially threatened by logging. Similar to C. buxbaumii.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 7
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 11 28 %
THREAT LIST:
Foot traffic/trampling 5 12%
Grazing 5 12%
Logging 3 7%
ORV activity 3 7%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 2 5%
Total Occurrences: 40
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
9 5 0 2 0 24
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 21
Recent <=20 Years 19
Presence:
Presumed Extant 40
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE)*, Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI)*, Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)
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)
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.
Presumed Extant
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