Introductory
SPECIES: Carex chordorrhiza | Rope-Root Sedge 



ABBREVIATION : 
CARCHO

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CACH5


COMMON NAMES : 
   rope-root sedge
   creeping sedge


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of rope-root sedge is Carex
chordorhiza L. [15].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Rope-root sedge is ranked by The Nature Conservancy as globally
widespread and secure (G5) but critically imperiled (S1) in the state of
Washington [17].  It is at the edge of its range and is rare in Glacier
National Park [8], and has an S1 state rank in Montana [12].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Tara Y. Williams/August 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Carex chordorhiza. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Carex chordorrhiza | Rope-Root Sedge