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Cyperaceae Carex aurea | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Carex aurea Nutt.

Protologue Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 2: 205. 1818 [14 Jul 1818]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Carex aurea Nutt. belongs to the Cyperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

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

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Davidson 14259

July 24, 2021

Location

United States, Oregon, Harney

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

GBIF WFO POWO

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 →