Carex muskingumensis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex muskingumensis Schwein.
Common Name	Muskingum Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; 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	7
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S4S5] (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: Ballard (KY), Crittenden (KY), Daviess (KY), Graves (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), McCracken (KY), McLean (KY), Marshall (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Montgomery (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1947 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0056228	Jefferson	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056227	Graves	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056229	Marshall	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
APSC0066333	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0066334	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0049913	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Carex muskingumensis
APSC0036622	Montgomery	Tennessee	08 Sep 1951	Alfred Clebsch	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0036618	Montgomery	Tennessee	20 May 1950	Floyd Brown & Alfred Clebsch	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0066331	Daviess	Kentucky			APSC Carex muskingumensis
31234100057858	McLean	Kentucky	21 May 1991	Landon E. McKinney 4660	EKY Carex muskingumensis
UCHT004405	Montgomery	Tennessee		E. Blyveis	UCHT Carex muskingumensis
APSC0106519	Jefferson	Kentucky	09 Jun 1983	Max Medley	APSC Carex muskingumensis
UCHT035097	McCracken	Kentucky			UCHT Carex muskingumensis
APSC0036617	Montgomery	Tennessee	15 Sep 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0077497	Jefferson	Kentucky	25 Jun 1979	Max Medley	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0085739	McCracken	Kentucky	16 Jun 1994	Landon McKinney	APSC Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056231	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056225	Henderson	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
MDKY00002944	McCracken	Kentucky			MDKY Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056230	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056224	Daviess	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056222	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
APSC0036621	Montgomery	Tennessee	01 Oct 1949	Floyd Brown & Alfred Clebsch 923	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0036616	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0066332	Marshall	Kentucky	02 Jul 1976	Raymond Athey	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0104222	Jefferson	Kentucky	10 May 1979	Max Medley	APSC Carex muskingumensis
31234100057833	McCracken	Kentucky	26 May 1969	Raymond Athey 642	EKY Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056223	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
TENN-V-0056226	Henderson	Kentucky			TENN Carex muskingumensis
31234100057841	McCracken	Kentucky	26 May 1969	Raymond Athey 642	EKY Carex muskingumensis
APSC0055296	Marshall	Kentucky	29 May 2014	Dwayne Estes	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0064775	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0036619	Montgomery	Tennessee	13 Sep 1947	Alfred & Edward Clebsch 358	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0058795	Montgomery	Tennessee	16 May 2014	Devin Rodgers	APSC Carex muskingumensis
APSC0085736	Henderson	Kentucky			APSC Carex muskingumensis

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