Species: Carex cordillerana
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Sedge Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Cyperaceae - Carex - Carex cordillerana and Carex saximontana are treated as distinct from Carex backii by Saarela and Ford (2001). Kartesz (floristic synthesis, 1999) treats C. saximontana as distinct from C. backii, however, his 1999 work does not address C. cordillerana as either an accepted taxon or as a synonym.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2006-06-11
Global Status Last Changed
2006-06-11
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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