Carex nigromarginata

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex nigromarginata Schwein.
Common NameBlack Edge Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; 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 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (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

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), Calloway (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Larue (KY), Lee (KY), Leslie (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Humphreys (TN), Johnson (TN), Marion (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31973000010544 Bell Kentucky
KNK
Carex nigromarginata
MEM007114 Calloway Kentucky 02 May 1972 Raymond Athey
1630
MEM
Carex nigromarginata
31234100063500 Calloway Kentucky 29 Mar 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4042
EKY
Carex nigromarginata
BEREA003693 Calloway Kentucky 25 Apr 1999 Ralph L. Thompson
99-96
BEREA
Carex nigromarginata
N/A Campbell Tennessee 11 Apr 2008 Aaron Floden & Heather Floden
356
APSC
Carex nigromarginata
TENN-V-0049918 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex nigromarginata
APSC0066325 Campbell Tennessee
APSC
Carex nigromarginata
ETSU001927 Carter Tennessee 09 Apr 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex nigromarginata
ETSU006347 Carter Tennessee 30 Mar 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex nigromarginata
N/A Carter Tennessee 30 Mar 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex nigromarginata
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