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Lake-bank Sedge - Carex lacustris

Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S1S2
(see State Rank Reason below)
State Threat Score: Low
CCVI: Moderately Vulnerable
C-value: 9


Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS: Species of Conservation Concern in Forests (FLAT)
BLM:


 

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State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
A rare species in Montana, known only from a few occurrences from Lake County.
 
General Description
Rhizomatous. Stems erect, 50–80 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; blades 3–12 mm wide. Inflorescence of 5 to 8 short-pedunculate spikes; the lowest bract greater than the inflorescence. Spikes unisexual, erect ascending; the uppermost 1 to 4 male, narrow, 2–3 cm long; the lower female, 2–6 cm long, cylindric. Perigynia ascending, green, broadly lanceoloid, inflated, glabrous, 5–7 mm long tapered to an indistinct beak ca. 1 mm long; stigmas 3. Female scales acute to acuminate, tan with a pale midstripe and margins, awned, smaller than the perigynia. Achene 3-sided, much smaller than the perigynium (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native
 


Range Comments
Valleys of Lake County; AB to QC south to ID, MT, MO and VA (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 12

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Recency

 

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)



Habitat
Marshes and fens.
Predicted Suitable Habitat Model

This species has a Predicted Suitable Habitat Model available.

To learn how these Models were created see mtnhp.org/models

Threats or Limiting Factors
STATE THREAT SCORE REASON
Reported threats to Montana's populations of Lake-bank Sedge are limited to the potential for water management actions to inundate or divert water away from existing populations. Existing negative impacts are not known, but potential threat of damage to the small, geographically isolated population is essential to its conservation (MTNHP Threat Assessment 2021).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
    • MTNHP Threat Assessment. 2021. State Threat Score Assignment and Assessment of Reported Threats from 2006 to 2021 for State-listed Vascular Plants. Botany Program, Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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