Carex lupuliformis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex lupuliformis Sartwell ex Dewey
Common NameFalse Hop Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Rank: 3-ranked; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: 0; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: 0
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S2S3] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Hardin (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), Marshall (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Haywood (TN), Lake (TN), Loudon (TN), Madison (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100062247 Rockcastle Kentucky 15 Jul 1976 Richard H. Hannan
5
EKY
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049472 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049474 White Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049468 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0055675 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049466 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
MEM005796 Hickman Kentucky 27 Jun 1971 Raymond Athey
1418
MEM
Carex lupuliformis
31234100062213 Franklin Kentucky 11 Jul 1984 Steven Rice
EKY
Carex lupuliformis
31234100062692 Livingston Kentucky 09 Jul 1969 Raymond Athey
763
EKY
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0055674 Hardin Kentucky
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049462 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0104310 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0041552 Logan Kentucky 10 Jun 2015 Mason Brock
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
BRIT169947 Tennessee
VDB
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049461 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049469 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049465 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0036842 Montgomery Tennessee 02 Jul 1949 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
UCHT038558 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049455 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049467 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0036838 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0036841 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
BRIT169946 Tennessee
VDB
Carex lupuliformis
MDKY00002871 Livingston Kentucky
MDKY
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049457 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0036840 Montgomery Tennessee 24 Jun 1981 Edward Chester
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0066621 Rockcastle Kentucky
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
BRIT169944 Tennessee
VDB
Carex lupuliformis
31234100062221 Jefferson Kentucky 05 Aug 1939 J. Huboard
66
EKY
Carex lupuliformis
31973000010421 Rockcastle Kentucky
KNK
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049456 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
BRIT169949 Tennessee
VDB
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049460 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049458 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049471 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049459 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049464 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049470 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0085749 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0067806 Metcalfe Kentucky
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
APSC0104292 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Carex lupuliformis
BRIT169950 Tennessee
VDB
Carex lupuliformis
MEM007020 Marshall Kentucky 14 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
1855
MEM
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049463 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
TENN-V-0049473 White Tennessee
TENN
Carex lupuliformis
UCHT037331 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Carex lupuliformis
UCHT037330 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Carex lupuliformis
BRIT169945 Tennessee
VDB
Carex lupuliformis
BRIT169948 Tennessee
VDB
Carex lupuliformis
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Carex lupuliformis - Theo Witsell
Carex lupuliformis - Theo Witsell
Carex lupuliformis - Theo Witsell
Carex lupuliformis - Theo Witsell
Carex lupuliformis - Theo Witsell
Carex lupuliformis - Theo Witsell