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Mount baldy sedge
Carex perglobosa
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G3G4
State (S-rank): S1
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Species range
Alpine communities at 3688 to 3960 m in the La Sal Mts., Grand and San Juan cos.; Colo. (Welsh et al. 2015)
Estimate from herbaria data and download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on February 3rd, 2021.
Geocat 1 observation: Extent of Occurrence: Not Applicable because only one non-historical collection location.
Threats or limiting factors
Threats to this taxon include grazing-related impacts from cattle and naturalized mountain goats. Goats were introduced by the State of Utah for trophy hunters. Climate change is also a threat. Droughts and rapid snowmelt due to wind-blown sediments are melting snowpack earlier than normal in our region (Alexander 2015).
