CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Carex serpenticola

Common Name:	serpentine sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMCYP03KM0
Full Name:	Carex serpenticola P.F. Zika
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CASE33

Biology
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb Blooming Period: March - May Habitat: • Meadows and seeps (mesic, serpentinite)

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 2.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.3 S2: Imperiled. .3: No current threats known. Global Rank: G4 G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 17
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 17

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	8

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
17	0	0

Notes
Not in The Jepson Manual. See Madroño 45(3):261 (1998) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 60 - 1200 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Oregon

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Del Norte (DNT)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Polar Bear Mtn. (738A) 41123H5, Broken Rib Mtn. (738B) 41123H6, Shelly Creek Ridge (739A) 41123H7, High Plateau Mtn. (739B) 41123H8, Gasquet (739C) 41123G8, High Divide (740A) 41124H1, Smith River (740B) 41124H2

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1857

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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