Carex superata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex superata Naczi, Reznicek & B.A. Ford
Common Name	Willdenows Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; 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
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Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G4? (Global Rank)
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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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Cumberland (KY), Monroe (KY), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hawkins (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Perry (TN), Warren (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, KNK, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1993 - 2008

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0050939	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Carex superata
TENN-V-0050940	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Carex superata
TENN-V-0050934	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Carex superata
TENN-V-0050938	Hamblen	Tennessee			TENN Carex superata
TENN-V-0050936	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Carex superata
TENN-V-0050935	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Carex superata
TENN-V-0050937	Hawkins	Tennessee			TENN Carex superata
APSC0064563	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Carex superata
APSC0058956	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Carex superata
APSC0064573	Humphreys	Tennessee			APSC Carex superata
APSC0064798	Wayne	Tennessee			APSC Carex superata
BEREA003813	Monroe	Kentucky	22 May 2008	Ralph L. Thompson, Ronald L. Jones 08-378	BEREA Carex superata
BEREA003814	Monroe	Kentucky	22 May 2008	Ralph L. Thompson, Ronald L. Jones 08-378	BEREA Carex superata
31973000010925	Warren	Tennessee			KNK Carex superata
31973000010819	Cumberland	Kentucky	23 Jun 1993	Reznicek, Anton 9563	KNK Carex superata
31973000010907	Monroe	Kentucky			KNK Carex superata
31973000010924	Grainger	Tennessee			KNK Carex superata

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