Carex pensylvanica

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex pensylvanica Lam.
Common Name	Pennsylvania Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; 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: April; 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	8
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms (1)

Synonym	Full Citation
Carex pensylvanica f. androgyna	Carex pensylvanica f. androgyna C.F.Wheeler ex F.J.Herm.

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: Anderson (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Butler (KY), Calloway (KY), Clark (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Johnson (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Martin (KY), Menifee (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Shelby (KY), Washington (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100058096	Anderson	Kentucky	14 Apr 1979	William S. Bryant 603	EKY Carex pensylvanica
31234100058104	Anderson	Kentucky		William S. Bryant 606	EKY Carex pensylvanica
31234100058120	Bath	Kentucky	17 Apr 1985	Julian Campbell	EKY Carex pensylvanica
31234100058112	Bath	Kentucky	14 May 1985	Julian Campbell	EKY Carex pensylvanica
31234100058138	Bell	Kentucky	24 Jul 2005	Amy V. McIntosh 1224	EKY Carex pensylvanica
31973000010602	Boone	Kentucky			KNK Carex pensylvanica
MTSU003459	Butler	Kentucky	27 Apr 1987	Landon E. McKinney	MTSU Carex pennsylvanica
BEREA003716	Calloway	Kentucky	25 Apr 1999	Ralph L. Thompson 99-92	BEREA Carex pennsylvanica
ETSU006044	Carter	Tennessee	18 Mar 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Carex pensylvanica
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	24 Mar 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Carex pensylvanica

Carex pensylvanica

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Synonyms (1)

Specimens and Distribution

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