BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis
water sedge
| Scientific Name: | Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | water sedge | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 23. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 608 pp. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Variety | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy Comments: | In 2010, name was changed from Carex aquatilis ssp. aquatilis to C. aquatilis var. aquatilis to follow FNA, but the decision to follow FNA and change the rest of the complex (i.e. C. aquatilis ssp. stans to C. aquatilis var. minor and C. sitchensis to C. aquatilis var. dives) is deferred to the next meeting of the BC Flora update team. | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | CAREAQU2 | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5T5 (Jul 2024) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S5 (Jul 2020) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Yellow | ||||||||||
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| Global Habitat Comments: | Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis grows in "marshes, bogs, wet meadows, shallow water along shores" (FNA 2002). | ||||||||||
| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Global Range Comment: | Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis is circumboreal, occurring in North America from Alaska, United States and Canada south to California east to New Mexico, North Dakota east to Michigan, Maine, and Eurasia (FNA 2002). | ||||||||||
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| Global Information Author: | Soteropoulos (2024) | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: | Jul 09, 2024 | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 23. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 608 pp. |
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2024. Species Summary: Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 9, 2026).