Carex cristatella

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex cristatella Britton
Common Name	Crested Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; 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	5
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3?] (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

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

Synonym	Full Citation
Carex cristatella var. catelliformis	Carex cristatella var. catelliformis

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: Barren (KY), Bracken (KY), Campbell (KY), Casey (KY), Clark (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Hardin (KY), Harrison (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Wolfe (KY), Fayette (TN), Greene (TN), Sullivan (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1973 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA003346	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Carex cristatella
31973000009960	Kenton	Kentucky			KNK Carex cristatella
TENN-V-0047506	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Carex cristatella
APSC0106514	Wolfe	Kentucky			APSC Carex cristatella
APSC0065868	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Carex cristatella
BRIT159199		Tennessee			VDB Carex cristatella
31234100052313	Casey	Kentucky	28 Jun 1978	Barbara Jeffries 2D	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100052438	Madison	Kentucky	30 Jun 1993	Gary W. Libby OB-497	EKY Carex cristatella
31973000009958	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Carex cristatella
APSC0093899	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Carex cristatella
TENN-V-0047505	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Carex cristatella
APSC0107838	Franklin	Kentucky			APSC Carex cristatella
31234100052446	Madison	Kentucky	15 Jun 1973	J. Stuart Lassetter 1973	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100052388	Franklin	Kentucky	09 Jul 1981	S. P. Rice 660	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100052321	Clark	Kentucky	04 Jul 1993	Ralph L. Thompson 93-264	EKY Carex cristatella
BEREA003342	Casey	Kentucky			BEREA Carex cristatella
BEREA003347	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Carex cristatella
31973000009959	Bracken	Kentucky			KNK Carex cristatella
BEREA025379	Rockcastle	Kentucky			BEREA Carex cristatella
31234100052412	Madison	Kentucky	19 Jun 1973	J. Stuart Lassetter 1981	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100052396	Hardin	Kentucky	30 May 1978	Ray Cranfill 800	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100421336	Madison	Kentucky	30 Jun 1993	Gary W. Libby OB-497	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100052339	Estill	Kentucky	23 Jun 1988	Richard G. Guetig 698	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100052370	Franklin	Kentucky	01 Jun 1995	D. L. White	EKY Carex cristatella
MDKY00002524	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Carex cristatella
MDKY00002525	Fleming	Kentucky			MDKY Carex cristatella
31234100052347	Fayette	Tennessee	25 May 2005	Robert Oney	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100071131	Barren	Kentucky	21 Jun 1995	Charles J. Lapham 346	EKY Carex cristatella
BEREA003343	Clark	Kentucky			BEREA Carex cristatella
BRIT159198		Tennessee			VDB Carex cristatella
BRIT159200		Tennessee			VDB Carex cristatella
BRIT159201		Tennessee			VDB Carex cristatella
31234100052354	Franklin	Kentucky		Don K. Walker 452	EKY Carex cristatella
BEREA003344	Clark	Kentucky			BEREA Carex cristatella
APSC0074849	Jefferson	Kentucky	06 Aug 1984	Max Medley	APSC Carex cristatella
31234100746658	Laurel	Kentucky	30 Jun 2016	Martina Hines 83	EKY Carex cristatella
31234100052453	Trigg	Kentucky	29 Jul 2010	Landon E. McKinney 11172	EKY Carex cristatella
BEREA003345	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Carex cristatella
MDKY00002526	Menifee	Kentucky			MDKY Carex cristatella
APSC0063177	Harrison	Kentucky	05 Jul 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Carex cristatella

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