SPECIES:  Carex petricosa

• Introductory
• Distribution and Occurrence
• Management Considerations
• Botanical and Ecological Characteristics
• Fire Ecology
• Fire Effects
• References

Introductory
SPECIES: Carex petricosa



AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Carex petricosa. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). 
Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [].




ABBREVIATION : 
CARPET

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CAPE8


COMMON NAMES : 
   rock sedge


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of rock sedge is Carex petricosa
Dewey [4].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Rock sedge is globally secure but critically imperiled in Montana [9].
It is a rare species in Glacier National Park [5].

DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Carex petricosa



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Rock sedge is distributed from Alaska south to British Columbia and
northwestern Montana [5].  A disjunct population occurs below the summit
of Divide Mountain in Glacier National Park [5,6].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES44  Alpine


STATES : 
     AK  MT  AB  BC  YT



BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
     8  Northern Rocky Mountains


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K052  Alpine meadows and barren


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
NO-ENTRY

MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
SPECIES: Carex petricosa





IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Protect rock sedge sites in Montana [5].

BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Carex petricosa



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
NO-ENTRY


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Hemicryptophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
NO-ENTRY


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Rock sedge occurs on barren, stoney, limestone soils.  It was reported
on a dry, windswept, alpine ridge in Dryas mats at an elevation of 7,150
feet (2,305 m) [5,7].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Rock sedge bears mature fruit in early July [5].

FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Carex petricosa



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
NO-ENTRY

FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Carex petricosa



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
NO-ENTRY


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

REFERENCES
SPECIES: Carex petricosa



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