Introductory
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



ABBREVIATION : 
CARELE

SYNONYMS : 
   Carex kokrinensis Porsild


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CAEL4


COMMON NAMES : 
   goose-grass sedge


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of goose-grass sedge is Carex
eleusinoides Turcz. [3].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Goose-grass sedge is rare in Glacier National Park where it is at the
edge of its range [8].


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


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


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

DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Goose-grass sedge is found in eastern Asia and occurs irregularly from
the Yukon to Montana [3].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES44  Alpine


STATES : 
     MT  AB  BC  YT


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     GLAC


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
   8  Northern Rocky Mountains


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K052  Alpine meadows and barren


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
NO-ENTRY

VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Goose-grass sedge habitat should be protected from trampling [7].

BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Goose-grass sedge grows 4 to 12 inches (10-30 cm) tall.  It has three to
five spikes which are 0.5 to 1 inch (1-2 cm) long.  The short, slender,
vertical rhizomes are not creeping [3].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Geophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
NO-ENTRY


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Goose-grass sedge grows in wet, boggy, or mossy ground near or above
timberline.  It will grow in poorly drained sites such as basins and
depressions, and near snowmelt ponds, springs, and groundwater seepage.
The water table may be at or near the surface through the summer.
Goose-grass sedge grows at 6,500 to 8,000 feet (2,100-2,580 m) in
Montana [5,7].

Goose-grass sedge grows on soils that are an accumulation of
water-deposited silts, clays, and organic matter.  Dull gray and bluish
colors indicated anaerobic conditions.  This is less common where plant
cover is greater.  Goose-grass sedge is often associated with
cotton-sedges (Eriophorum spp.) [5].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Goose-grass sedge has mature fruit by late July and August [7].

FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
NO-ENTRY

FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

REFERENCES
SPECIES: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge 



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       gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Seattle, WA: University of Washington
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       Bell, North Carolina Botanical Garden. 500 p.  [6954]

 .  Knapik, L. J.; Scotter, G. W.; Pettapiece, W. W. 1973. Alpine soil and
       plant community relationships of the Sunshine Area, Banff National Park.
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       of the conterminous United States. Special Publication No. 36. New York:
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       Montana. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, Department of Botany. 27
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 .  Lesica, P.; Moore, G.; Peterson, K. M.; Rumely, J. H. (Montana Rare
       Plant Project). 1984. Vascular plants of limited distribution in
       Montana. Monograph No. 2. Montana Academy of Sciences, Supplement to the
       Proceedings, Volume 43. Bozman, MT: Montana State University, Montana
       Academy of Sciences. 61 p.  [11656]

 .  Raunkiaer, C. 1934. The life forms of plants and statistical plant
       geography. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 632 p.  [2843]

.  Stickney, Peter F. 1989. Seral origin of species originating in northern
       Rocky Mountain forests. Unpublished draft on file at: U.S. Department of
       Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Fire
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Related categories for Species: Carex eleusinoides | Goose-Grass Sedge