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Carex gigantea

Rudge

Large Sedge

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128487
Element CodePMCYP03550
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusCarex
Other Common Names
giant sedge (EN) Giant 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
Review Date1984-04-16
Change Date1984-04-16
Edition Date1986-08-06
Edition AuthorsOpler, C.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Wide range, 30 EOs in the Carolinas, and is scarce along its borders.
Range Extent Comments
Delaware to Florida and Texas; in the Mississippi River Valley to southern Illinois.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Swamps and wet woods.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiS5Yes
DelawareS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
KentuckyS2Yes
ArkansasS1Yes
FloridaS4Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
IllinoisS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IndianaS1Yes
MarylandS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hellhole ExtFrancis Marion National Forest891
References (1)
  1. 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.