Carex annectens

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex annectens (E. P. Bicknell) E. P. Bicknell
Common NameYellow Fruit Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; 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: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; 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 (FACW) (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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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 xanthocarpa var. annectens Carex xanthocarpa var. annectens

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), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Christian (KY), Fayette (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Oldham (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Anderson (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0046489 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Carex annectens
BEREA003224 Bell Kentucky 07 Jun 1985 Ralph L. Thompson, R. Allen Straw
85-1121
BEREA
Carex annectens
UCHT004365 Bradley Tennessee 01 Jun 1983 D. Houck
1901
UCHT
Carex annectens
UCHT004364 Bradley Tennessee 03 Jul 1986 D.Houck
2541
UCHT
Carex annectens
UCHT004366 Bradley Tennessee 27 Jun 1989 D.Houck
2700
UCHT
Carex annectens
UCHT004359 Bradley Tennessee 01 Jul 1989 D.Houck
2707
UCHT
Carex annectens
TENN-V-0046490 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Carex annectens
APSC0076223 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Carex annectens
31234100050036 Bullitt Kentucky 13 May 1981 Richard H. Hannan
6452
EKY
Carex annectens
31973000009695 Caldwell Kentucky
KNK
Carex annectens
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