Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex praticolaCarex praticola (meadow sedge)Synonyms: Carex furva (heterotypic); Carex piperi; Carex platylepis; Carex pratensis (heterotypic); Carex pratensis f. furva; Carex pratensis var. furva; Carex praticola var. furva; Carex praticola var. praticola; Carex praticola var. subcoriacea Carex praticola is a species of sedge known by the common name meadow sedge. It is native to most of northern North America, including most of Canada and the northernmost United States. It grows in many habitat types from wet to dry, including moist mountain meadows and woodlands. This sedge produces dense clumps of stems approaching a meter in maximum height. The inflorescence is an erect or nodding cluster of several flower spikes in color light greenish or brown to white. The fruit is covered in a perigynium which is white to cream, sometimes with a coppery center, and translucent. |
Allergen Potential [1] | High | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Structure [2] | Grass |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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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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Glacier National Park |
II |
953799 |
Montana, United States |
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Grasslands National Park |
II |
128635 |
Saskatchewan, 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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Mount Revelstoke National Park |
Ia |
18 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Prince Albert National Park |
II |
976762 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, 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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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 3National Geographic Magazine - May 2016 - Yellowstone - The Carnivore Comeback |
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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