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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Carex xerantica
dry-land sedge


 
Scientific Name: Carex xerantica Bailey
English Name: dry-land sedge
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: CAREXER
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Monocotyledoneae Cyperales Cyperaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5 (Aug 2016)
Provincial Status: S3 (Apr 2019)
BC List: Blue
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SARA Schedule:
General Status Canada: 3 - Sensitive (2010)
   
Ecology & Life History
General Description:
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Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Grassland/Shrub / Grassland / Unknown
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2nd half of month)
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Provincial Inventory
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere:
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere:
 
Authors / Contributors
Global Information Author: Cieminski, K. L.
Last Updated: May 22, 2001
Provincial Information Author:
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References and Related Literature
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp.
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, eds. 2001. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 6, Monocotyledons (Acoraceae through Najadaceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Minist. For., Victoria, BC. 361pp.
Fernald, M.L. 1970. Gray's manual of botany. 8th edition. 1970 printing with corrections by R.C. Rollins [of 1950 8th edition]. D. Van Nostrand Company, New York.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2001. Species Summary: Carex xerantica. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 14, 2026).