Carex simulata

Mackenzie

Copycat Sedge

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158456
Element CodePMCYP03CH0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Other Common Names
Analogue Sedge (EN) analogue sedge (EN) Carex simulateur (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-02-26
Change Date1994-02-26
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
NevadaS3Yes
ArizonaS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
North DakotaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
NebraskaS1Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418009Uinta National Forest18,064
418017Uinta National Forest19,631
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest9,440
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 23. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 608 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.