DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Carex heliophila | Sun Sedge 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Sun sedge's range extends from Ontario to Alberta, south to Ohio,
Missouri, Kansas, and New Mexico.  Sun sedge also occurs in New York
[11].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES20  Douglas-fir
   FRES21  Ponderosa pine
   FRES29  Sagebrush
   FRES34  Chaparral - mountain shrub
   FRES35  Pinyon - juniper
   FRES36  Mountain grasslands
   FRES38  Plains grasslands
   FRES39  Prairie


STATES : 
     CO  IL  IN  IA  KS  MI  MN  MO  MT  NE
     NM  NY  ND  OH  SD  WI  WY  AB  MB  ON
     SK


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     BADL  BICA  DETO  FLFO  GRSA  MEVE
     PIPE  ROMO  THRO  WICA  YELL


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    7  Lower Basin and Range
    8  Northern Rocky Mountains
    9  Middle Rocky Mountains
   10  Wyoming Basin
   11  Southern Rocky Mountains
   12  Colorado Plateau
   13  Rocky Mountain Piedmont
   14  Great Plains
   15  Black Hills Uplift
   16  Upper Missouri Basin and Broken Lands


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K012  Douglas-fir forest
   K016  Eastern ponderosa forest
   K023  Juniper - pinyon woodland
   K037  Mountain-mahogany - oak scrub
   K038  Great Basin sagebrush
   K055  Sagebrush steppe
   K056  Wheatgrass - needlegrass shrubsteppe
   K063  Foothills prairie
   K064  Grama - needlegrass - wheatgrass
   K065  Grama - buffalograss
   K066  Wheatgrass - needlegrass
   K067  Wheatgrass - bluestem - needlegrass
   K070  Sandsage - bluestem prairie
   K074  Bluestem prairie
   K081  Oak savanna


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Sun sedge is a codominant or indicator species in many habitat types in
ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests and plains grasslands.  It is a
codominant with buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides), oatgrass (Danthonia
parryi), blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii),
creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis), mountain-mahogany
(Cercocarpus montanus), Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), and
needle-and-thread (Stipa comata).

Related categories for Species: Carex heliophila | Sun Sedge