VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Carex lenticularis var. dolia | Kellog's Sedge 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Wet site conditions and limited extent reduce potential grazing value
[8].  Carex lenticularis (probably C. l. var. lipocarpa) production of
1,260 to 2,540 pounds per acre (1,413-2,848 kg/ha) was measured for a
water sedge community type in west-central Montana [18].  Carex
lenticularis is able to produce a greater yield of dry plant material
than most other species of the same life form [3,7,9].  Carex
lenticularis var. lipocarpa is commonly eaten by stock when other feed
is scarce, and one report from Idaho indicates that sheep thrive on it [10].


PALATABILITY : 
Palatability of Carex lenticularis is poorly documented; information
related to var. dolia was not found.


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
C. lenticularis is rated as maintaining usable energy value and
digestible protein value moderately well for livestock and wildlife
during fall and winter compared with other species of similiar life form
[3,7].


COVER VALUE : 
Carex lenticularis is rarely or never utilized for thermal or feeding cover
by upland game birds and moderately utilized for such cover by
waterfowl, small nongame birds, and small mammals [3,7,9].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
The value of Carex lenticularis var. dolia for rehabilitation of
disturbed sites is not well documented; available information is at the
species level.

Carex lenticularis has been utilized successfully for rehabilitation of
disturbed alpine sites [4].  Because of its pioneering habit [19], it
has been recommended for revegetating eroded streambanks and wet meadows
at higher eleveations in western Montana [8].  Carex lenticularis has
been rated as having medium erosion control potential because of its
moderately aggressive growth, moderately persistent plant structure,
moderate potential biomass, and moderate soil-binding rhizome system in
established stands.  It has been rated as having medium short-term
revegetation potential because of its moderately rapid growth, fair
cover, and fair reproduction; and medium long-term revegetation
potential because it demonstrates fair growth, cover, reproduction, and
stand maintenance characteristics [3,7,9].

Dormant C. lenticularis appeared unaffected by a winter oil spill in
Canada and apparently benefited from the elimination of affected
competitors [1].  Evidently the roots of C. lenticularis were undamaged
because they remained saturated by soil water while the oil hydrocarbons
floated on the water at the soil surface [1].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

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