CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Carex lasiocarpa

Common Name:	woolly-fruited sedge
Family:	Cyperaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PMCYP03720
Full Name:	Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CALA11

Biology
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb Blooming Period: June - July Habitat: • Bogs and fens • Marshes and swamps (freshwater, lake margins)

Rarity Status
CA 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 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 15
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

7 2 1 0 0 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	11

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
15	0	0

Notes
Threatened by grazing, hydrological alterations, and vehicles. On review list in OR. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1980-01-01 Last Update: 2012-08-17

Location

Elevation: 1700 - 2100 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
El Dorado (ELD), Lassen (LAS), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Emerald Bay (523A) 38120H1, Kings Beach (538A) 39120B1, Gold Lake (572B) 39120F6, Pegleg Mtn. (623B) 40120D8, Red Cinder (624B) 40121D2, Mt. Harkness (625A) 40121D3, Reading Peak (625B) 40121D4, Antelope Mtn. (641C) 40120E8, Chalk Mtn. (663A) 40121H7, Big Bend (680C) 41121A8

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

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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