Home/Species/ Crested Sedge

Carex cristatella

Britt.

Crested Sedge

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132370

Element CodePMCYP033A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Other Common Names

Carex accrêté (FR) crested sedge (EN)

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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-02-29

Threat Impact Comments

Unknown causes of decline may be impacting this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	SNA	No

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
District of Columbia	SX	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S3	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Kansas	S3	Yes
Indiana	S5	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S4	Yes
New Jersey	S5	Yes
Massachusetts	S2	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
Ohio	S5	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
New Hampshire	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hunting Camp Little Wolf Creek	Jefferson National Forest	8,953

References (3)

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.
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.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.