Introductory
SPECIES: Carex livida | Pale Sedge 



ABBREVIATION : 
CARLIV

SYNONYMS : 
   Carex grayana Dewey
   Carex limosa var. livida Wahlenb.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CALI
   CALIG


COMMON NAMES : 
   pale sedge
   livid sedge


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientifc name of pale sedge is Carex livida
(Wahl.) Willd.  According to Hermann [4], C. livida (Wahl.) Willd. var.
grayana (Dew.) Fern. is the North American representative of the
species.  The var. livida occurs in northern Europe.  Seymour [13]
identifies the variety of C. livida occurring in Massachusetts, Maine,
and Vermont as var. grayana.  Voss [17] recognizes the variety of C.
livida occurring in Michigan as C. livida (Wahl.) Willd. var. radicaulis
Paine, which was previously considered a distinct species, Carex grayana
Dewey.  Hulten [6] recognizes the variety occurring in Alaska as C.
livida (Wahl.) Willd. var. livida but indicates that plants growing in
the southern part of the American range are var. grayana (Dew.) Fern
(=C. grayana Dew.).


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
USFS Region 1:  n ID - Watch; MT - Sensitive [15].

Pale sedge is demonstrably secure globally but critically imperiled in
Montana [14].  Pale sedge is at its periphery in Glacier National Park,
Montana [9].


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


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


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

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