DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Carex saxatilis | Russet Sedge 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Russet sedge is circumboreal.  Although essentially an arctic species,
its range extends south to Washington, Utah, Colorado, New York, and
Maine [6,9].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES23  Fir - spruce
   FRES26  Lodgepole pine
   FRES37  Mountain meadows
   FRES44  Alpine


STATES : 
     AK  CO  ID  ME  MT  NV  UT  WA  WY  AB
     BC  MB  NB  NS  NT  ON  PQ  YT


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     CEBR  GLAC  GLBA  LACL  NOCA  YUCH


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    6  Upper Basin and Range
    8  Northern Rocky Mountains
    9  Middle Rocky Mountains
   11  Southern Rocky Mountains


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K008  Lodgepole pine - subalpine forest
   K015  Western spruce - fir forest
   K052  Alpine meadows and barren


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   206  Engelmann spruce - subalpine fir
   218  Lodgepole pine


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Russet sedge can be a dominant in wetland meadow communities [14,16,17].

Related categories for Species: Carex saxatilis | Russet Sedge