Carex grisea

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex grisea Wahlenb.
Common NameInflated Narrow Leaf Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; 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 4
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (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: Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Bourbon (KY), Bracken (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Butler (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Clark (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Green (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lewis (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Mercer (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Owen (KY), Perry (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Woodford (KY), Bradley (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Jackson (TN), Lewis (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Pickett (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Trousdale (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MDKY, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1979 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100049186 Bell Kentucky 14 May 2004 Amy V. McIntosh
198
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100049202 Clark Kentucky 14 May 2001 Ross C. Clark
25492
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100049251 Lewis Kentucky 04 May 1996 Rudy A. Gelis
BC-1197
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100046265 Bath Kentucky 28 May 1985 Julian Campbell
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100050531 Green Kentucky 15 Jun 1981 Richard H. Hannan
7012
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100051661 Fulton Kentucky 05 May 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4124
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100047057 Breckinridge Kentucky 11 Jun 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4284
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100054194 Calloway Kentucky 30 Apr 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4121
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100046281 Breathitt Kentucky 28 Jun 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2714
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100046521 Madison Kentucky 12 May 1995 Gary W. Libby
OB-964
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100046513 Madison Kentucky 19 May 1994 Gary W. Libby
OB-844
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100046463 Laurel Kentucky 15 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1657
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100049210 Clark Kentucky 14 May 2001 Ross C. Clark
25541
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100766680 Madison Kentucky 13 May 2016 Ralph Thompson
16-383
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100049228 Clark Kentucky 14 May 2001 Ross C. Clark
25516
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100049244 Lewis Kentucky 16 Jun 1996 Rudy A. Gelis
M2-1225
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100046570 Rowan Kentucky 29 May 1981 Richard H. Hannan
6673
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100049236 Clark Kentucky 14 May 2001 Ross C. Clark
25496
EKY
Carex grisea
BEREA003534 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA003529 Clark Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA003536 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA003535 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA003532 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA003537 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA003530 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA003533 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
MDKY00002727 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex grisea
MDKY00002725 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Carex grisea
MDKY00002724 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex grisea
MDKY00002726 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex grisea
MDKY00002723 Campbell Kentucky
MDKY
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048459 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048471 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048469 Trousdale Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048468 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048464 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048453 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0054457 Mercer Kentucky
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0174718 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048454 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048466 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0054456 Fayette Kentucky
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0054499 Campbell Kentucky
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048455 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048463 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0054458 Powell Kentucky
TENN
Carex grisea
APSC0065523 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0056791 Todd Kentucky 20 May 2015 Julian Campbell
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0059817 Owen Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0084312 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0037103 Stewart Tennessee 25 May 1982 Edward Chester
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0066662 McLean Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0059820 Lawrence Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0066707 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0059819 Bracken Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0073382 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0065522 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0059880 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0036705 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0104198 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0070304 Jefferson Kentucky 12 May 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0055098 Trigg Kentucky 27 Apr 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0064344 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0073755 Jefferson Kentucky 12 May 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0064335 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0089069 Bourbon Kentucky 28 May 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Carex grisea
APSC0085483 Montgomery Tennessee 29 Apr 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Carex grisea
MTSU003407 Butler Kentucky 27 Apr 1987 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Carex grisea
UCHT038658 Rutherford Tennessee
UCHT
Carex grisea
BEREA025478 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
BEREA025378 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Carex grisea
31234100766714 Madison Kentucky 20 May 2015 Thomas McFadden
97
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100766664 Madison Kentucky 10 May 2016 Thomas McFadden
234
EKY
Carex grisea
31234100766458 Madison Kentucky 10 May 2016 Thomas McFadden
235
EKY
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048461 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048456 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048470 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0054501 Perry Kentucky
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0054459 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048460 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0174691 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0054500 Muhlenberg Kentucky
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048465 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048462 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048458 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048472 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048457 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex grisea
TENN-V-0048467 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
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