Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex aquatilisCarex aquatilis (water sedge; Sitka sedge)Synonyms: Carex aquatilis aquatilis; Carex aquatilis var. genuina; Neskiza aqualitis; Neskiza aquatilis (homotypic); Vignea aquatilis (homotypic) Carex aquatilis is a species of sedge known by the common names water sedge and leafy tussock sedge. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern reaches of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in many types of mountainous and Arctic habitat, including temperate coniferous forest, alpine meadows, tundra, and wetlands. There are several varieties of this species, and it is somewhat variable in appearance. It produces triangular stems reaching heights between 20 centimeters and 1.5 meters, and generally does not form clumps as some other sedges do. It grows from a dense rhizome network which produces a mat of fine roots thick enough to form sod, and includes aerenchyma to allow the plant to survive in low-oxygen substrates like heavy mud. The inflorescence bears a numbe |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Arches National Park |
II |
76539 |
Utah, United States |
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Aulavik National Park |
II |
3021211 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Auyuittuq National Park |
II |
4808115 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Bassegi Zapovednik |
Ia |
93739 |
Perm, Russia |
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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve |
Ib |
2823882 |
Alaska, United States |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Cedar Breaks National Monument |
III |
6111 |
Utah, United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Chippewa Nature Center |
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Michigan, United States |
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Crater Lake National Park |
II |
180091 |
Oregon, United States |
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Denali Biosphere Reserve |
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1932364 |
Alaska, United States |
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Elk Island National Park |
II |
47171 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Gates of the Arctic National Park |
Ib |
184461 |
Alaska, United States |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve |
Ib |
591068 |
Alaska, United States |
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Glacier National Park |
II |
953799 |
Montana, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Grand Rapids Audubon Club Maher Sanctuary |
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80 |
Michigan, United States |
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Grasslands National Park |
II |
128635 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve |
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15815 |
Oregon, United States |
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Heiden und Moore an der Talsperre Thülsfeld |
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1072 |
Germany |
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Isle Royale Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
571799 |
Michigan, United States |
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Ivvavik National Park |
II |
2382752 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Jasper National Park |
II |
2776809 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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757114 |
Russia |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Noatak Biosphere Reserve |
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7500143 |
Alaska, United States |
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Okskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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190748 |
Russia |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Prince Albert National Park |
II |
976762 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park Reserve |
II |
9436606 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve |
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277252 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Rödkallen-SörÄspen |
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17514 |
Sweden |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Salminlahti |
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282 |
Finland |
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Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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Colorado, United States |
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Sirmilik National Park |
II |
5475284 |
Canada |
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Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
4403240 |
Taimyr, Russia |
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Teicu dabas rezervats |
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48554 |
Latvia |
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Tsentral'no-Sibirskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
2521510 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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Tuktut Nogait National Park |
II |
5761538 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Ukkusiksalik National Park |
II |
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Nunavut, Canada |
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Vuntut National Park |
II |
1076795 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Wapusk National Park |
II |
2614324 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Winisk River Provincial Park |
II |
434735 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Yoho National Park |
II |
317576 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Zion National Park |
II |
135667 |
Utah, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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