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Taxon

Carex aurea Nutt.

Protologue Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 2: 205. 1818 [14 Jul 1818]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1324).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1324).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1338).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1338).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1332).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1332).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1328).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1328).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1323).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1323).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1321).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1321).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1339).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1339).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1331).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1331).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1334).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1334).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1330).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1330).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1327).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1327).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1325).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1325).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1333).JPG

Carex aurea, Davidson 14259--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1333).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 43 botanical countries across Northern America (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

Davidson 14259

July 24, 2021

Location

United States, Oregon, Harney (Princeton)

42.666944, -118.711194

Location Remarks

South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Mossy bank along the streamlet.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Carex

Specific Epithet

aurea

Authorship

Nutt.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.1

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#327,193 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →