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Taxon

Carex intumescens Rudge

Protologue Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 97, f. 3. 1804BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (22).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (22).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (21).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (21).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (24).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (24).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (23).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (23).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (26).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (26).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (28).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (28).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (29).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (29).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (30).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (30).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (31).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (31).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (25).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (25).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (27).JPG

Carex intumescens, Mori, S 27441, North Carolina, Wake Co., Boyce Bridge Rd, 25 May 2010 (27).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 43 botanical countries across Northern America; introduced into Denmark, Sweden (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Mori S. 27441

May 25, 2010

Location

United States, North Carolina, Wake (Creedmoor)

36.059111, -78.710167

Location Remarks

On Boyce Bridge Rd. 1.31 kms WSW from junction with Hwy 50 (Creedmoor Rd)

Collectors

Scott Mori

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Carex

Specific Epithet

intumescens

Authorship

Rudge

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#309,848 of 335,497

Top 93%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →