Carex cherokeensis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex cherokeensis Schwein.
Common Name	Cherokee Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; 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	3
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1?] (State Rank); G4G5 (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: Trigg (KY), Bedford (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Carroll (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0047117	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Carex cherokeensis
MEM009197	Blount	Tennessee	17 May 1973	Raymond Athey s.n.	MEM Carex cherokeensis
31973000009882	Blount	Tennessee			KNK Carex cherokeensis
31234100051158	Bradley	Tennessee	03 May 1980	Henry R. DeSelm	EKY Carex cherokeensis
TENN-V-0047118	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Carex cherokeensis
TENN-V-0047119	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Carex cherokeensis
006346	Carroll	Tennessee			BOON Carex cherokeensis
APSC0110032	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Carex cherokeensis
UCHT004200	Coffee	Tennessee	01 Jun 2010	E. Blyveis 53	UCHT Carex cherokeensis
TENN-V-0047122	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Carex cherokeensis

Carex cherokeensis

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