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Plant Index

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Carex cristatella

Carex cristatella Britton

crested sedge

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Image by: Erik Danielsen
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PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CACR7
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carex cristatella
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CAREX
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Carex
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Sedge
GENUS SUMMARY: (by Alan S. Weakley and Bruce A. Sorrie)
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: All species of this section in our area form large clonal colonies by rhizomes.
GENUS REFERENCES: Mackenzie (1931-1935)=M; Ball & Reznicek in FNA (2002b); Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b); Frye & Lea (2001). Key to sections adapted closely from FNA.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CYPERA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Cyperaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Sedge Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 100 genera and 5000 species, mostly herbs, cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Ball, Reznicek, & Murray in FNA (2002b); Muasya et al. (2009); Tucker (1987); Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Grass/Grasslike

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Basal
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BLOOM TIME: May-Jun

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NATIVE RANGE: eastern & central North America

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SOIL MOISTURE: Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
6604	1996-0239			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
9325	6604	123	NCBG staff	1967-01-01	View
9326	6604	27	NCBG staff	1996-08-22	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CACR7
USDA Common Name: Crested Sedge
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, ON, QC, SK)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FACW	FACW		FACW	FACW	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP ID	S RANK	ROUNDED S RANK	G RANK	ROUNDED G RANK	STATE STATUS	FEDERAL STATUS
19722	S1	S1	G5	G5	SC-H

This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carex cristatella
COMMON NAME: Crested Sedge
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, Pa, RAB, Va, W]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jun.
HABITAT: Grassy balds, fens, wet meadows, river shores, especially in calcareous or nutrient-rich alluvial soils.
COMMENTS: VT west to SK, south to NC, KY, MO, and KS. See Fox, Godfrey, & Blomquist (1952) for the first report from NC.
RANGE MAP: Carex cristatella.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Cyperaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Sedge Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 100 genera and 5000 species, mostly herbs, cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Ball, Reznicek, & Murray in FNA (2002b); Muasya et al. (2009); Tucker (1987); Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Carex L. (Sedge)
SUMMARY: (by Alan S. Weakley and Bruce A. Sorrie)
REFERENCE: Mackenzie (1931-1935)=M; Ball & Reznicek in FNA (2002b); Goetghebeur in Kubitzki (1998b); Frye & Lea (2001). Key to sections adapted closely from FNA.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Carex cristatella in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Carex cristatella in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Carex cristatella in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Carex cristatella in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Carex cristatella in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex cristatella

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 76488 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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