E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Carex leptopoda Mack.
short-scaled sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Map

Distribution of Carex leptopoda
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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Carex leptopoda

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	329	171	774
Slope Gradient (%)	11	0	70
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	233	22	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	5	5	6
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	D
# of field plots species was recorded in:	73
Modal BEC Zone Class	CWH
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in	CWH(72), ICH(1)
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Carex deweyana subsp. leptopoda (Mack.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
Carex deweyana var. leptopoda (Mack.) B. Boivin