Carex planispicata

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex planispicata Naczi
Common NameFlat Spiked Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; 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
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G4Q (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 (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Carex grisea var. rigida Carex grisea var. rigida

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: Adair (KY), Barren (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Garrard (KY), Hardin (KY), Harrison (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Meade (KY), Monroe (KY), Pendleton (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Russell (KY), Simpson (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fentress (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1976 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31973000010656 Adair Kentucky
KNK
Carex planispicata
APSC0059752 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Carex planispicata
APSC0059753 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Carex planispicata
31973000010657 Barren Kentucky
KNK
Carex planispicata
TENN-V-0050148 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Carex planispicata
UCHT004193 Cheatham Tennessee 01 Jun 2010 E. Blyveis
64
UCHT
Carex planispicata
TENN-V-0050149 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Carex planispicata
APSC0064762 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Carex planispicata
APSC0059750 Christian Kentucky 03 May 1994 Landon McKinney
APSC
Carex planispicata
TENN-V-0050150 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Carex planispicata
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