Carex molestiformis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex molestiformis Reznicek & P. Rothr.
Common Name	Frightful 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: 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	5
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (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: Barren (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson (TN), Jackson (TN), Marshall (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1995 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0049838	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
TENN-V-0049836	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
TENN-V-0049832	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
TENN-V-0049833	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
TENN-V-004983	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
TENN-V-0049839	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
TENN-V-0049835	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
TENN-V-0049837	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex molestiformis
APSC0054973	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Carex molestiformis
APSC0065524	Jackson	Tennessee			APSC Carex molestiformis
APSC0054910	Simpson	Kentucky	01 May 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Carex molestiformis
APSC0064332	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Carex molestiformis
APSC0114425	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Carex molestiformis
APSC0064334	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Carex molestiformis
31234100057692	Barren	Kentucky	20 May 1995	Charles J. Lapham 355	EKY Carex molestiformis

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Carex molestiformis

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