Carex gynandra

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex gynandra Schwein.
Common NameNodding Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; 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 5
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** 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: Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Powell (KY), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1981 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
ETSU001832 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Sep 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
N/A Carter Tennessee 22 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001829 Unicoi Tennessee 29 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001830 Unicoi Tennessee 09 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
31973000010216 Laurel Kentucky
KNK
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048474 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048479 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048476 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048490 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
APSC0048385 Sevier Tennessee
APSC
Carex gynandra
APSC0057452 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Carex gynandra
APSC0037116 Fentress Tennessee
APSC
Carex gynandra
APSC0037112 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Carex gynandra
ETSU032669 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU030790 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Carex gynandra
31234100780301 Powell Kentucky 28 Jul 2017 Thomas McFadden
634
EKY
Carex gynandra
BEREA003528 McCreary Kentucky
BEREA
Carex gynandra
31973000010218 Laurel Kentucky
KNK
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048492 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048491 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048488 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
ETSU030693 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001821 Unicoi Tennessee 12 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001831 Unicoi Tennessee 12 May 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048481 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048483 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048480 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048478 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
N/A Powell Kentucky 01 Jun 2018 Calvin Andries
90
EKY
Carex gynandra
ETSU001824 Unicoi Tennessee 17 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001823 Greene Tennessee 23 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001834 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
N/A Johnson Tennessee 28 Sep 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001826 Unicoi Tennessee 08 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001819 Johnson Tennessee 03 Jun 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
N/A Carter Tennessee 16 Jul 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048482 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048485 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
UCHT038633 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Carex gynandra
ETSU033317 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Carex gynandra
MEM016787 Fayette Tennessee 25 Apr 1981 Vernon M. Bates Jr.
2274
MEM
Carex gynandra
MEM016794 Shelby Tennessee 25 Apr 1981 Vernon M. Bates Jr.
2252
MEM
Carex gynandra
N/A Carter Tennessee 19 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001820 Unicoi Tennessee 12 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU006083 Greene Tennessee 08 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048475 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048477 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048489 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
ETSU001822 Greene Tennessee 01 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
MDKY00002728 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048486 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
ETSU001825 Greene Tennessee 16 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001835 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001827 Unicoi Tennessee 08 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001836 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Carex gynandra
ETSU001833 Unicoi Tennessee 16 Sep 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex gynandra
MDKY00002729 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex gynandra
MDKY00002730 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048484 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048473 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
APSC0037113 Sevier Tennessee
APSC
Carex gynandra
APSC0104314 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Carex gynandra
HTTU007213 Johnson Tennessee
HTTU
Carex gynandra
ETSU030906 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Carex gynandra
31234100186152 Powell Kentucky Ross C. Clark
21038
EKY
Carex gynandra
31234100049145 Powell Kentucky 17 May 1999 Ronald L. Jones
9092
EKY
Carex gynandra
31973000010219 Laurel Kentucky
KNK
Carex gynandra
31973000010217 Laurel Kentucky
KNK
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0054519 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0048487 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Carex gynandra
TENN-V-0054509 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Carex gynandra
APSC0054542 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Carex gynandra
UCHT038529 Johnson Tennessee
UCHT
Carex gynandra
UOS00042 Franklin Tennessee 17 May 2013 Jon Evans
UOS
Carex gynandra
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Carex gynandra - Milo Pyne
Carex gynandra - Milo Pyne