Carex prasina

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex prasina Wahlenb.
Common NameDrooping Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; 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: 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 10
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G4 (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.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • 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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Carex miliacea Carex miliacea

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: Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Carter (KY), Clay (KY), Fleming (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Wayne (KY), Wolfe (KY), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Washington (TN), Wayne (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100058682 Hardin Kentucky 01 Jun 1980 Ray Cranfill
4964
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100778891 Menifee Kentucky 18 May 2017 Thomas McFadden
481
EKY
Carex prasina
BEREA003744 Laurel Kentucky 13 Jun 1995 Ralph L. Thompson, Rudy A. Gelis, and Abe D. Wireman
95-347
BEREA
Carex prasina
ETSU002012 Unicoi Tennessee 17 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 12 May 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002025 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU006548 Unicoi Tennessee 23 Jun 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
N/A Carter Tennessee 05 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002024 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 26 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002014 Unicoi Tennessee 08 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002019 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
31973000010634 Powell Kentucky
KNK
Carex prasina
31973000010631 Bell Kentucky
KNK
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050291 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
BEREA003745 Madison Kentucky 26 Jun 1965 James Grossman
524
BEREA
Carex prasina
BEREA003746 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Carex prasina
N/A Carter Tennessee 24 Jun 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 02 Jun 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002021 Unicoi Tennessee 27 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002022 Unicoi Tennessee 30 May 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU006165 Unicoi Tennessee 09 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050273 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050300 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050270 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050283 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050267 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050276 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050299 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050279 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
31234100058674 Fleming Kentucky 30 May 2000 Kim Feeman
1155
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058724 Harlan Kentucky 29 May 1993 Bryce D. Fields
319
EKY
Carex prasina
BEREA003740 Bell Kentucky 20 May 1988 Ralph L. Thompson, Barbara L. Rafaill
88-427
BEREA
Carex prasina
ETSU002020 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002018 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050296 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-00503 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-005030 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050289 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050269 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050305 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-00 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0056681 Letcher Kentucky
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050286 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050298 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
31234100058781 Powell Kentucky 04 May 1999 Ronald L. Jones
9043
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058757 Jackson Kentucky 06 Apr 1989 Joe Abner
89-30
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058708 Harlan Kentucky 11 May 1993 Bryce D. Fields
239
EKY
Carex prasina
BEREA003743 Laurel Kentucky 16 May 1987 Ralph L. Thompson
87-372
BEREA
Carex prasina
BEREA003748 Rockcastle Kentucky 21 May 1997 Ralph L. Thompson
97-371
BEREA
Carex prasina
ETSU002011 Unicoi Tennessee 12 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
MDKY00003023 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003029 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003028 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003026 Lee Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050303 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050277 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050297 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050302 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0076954 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
31234100777620 Powell Kentucky 28 Apr 2017 Thomas McFadden
434
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058799 Powell Kentucky 11 May 2000 Ronald L. Jones
76e
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058658 Bell Kentucky 19 Jun 1987 Ralph L. Thompson
87-823
EKY
Carex prasina
BEREA003742 Bell Kentucky 28 Apr 2001 Ralph L. Thompson
21-Jan
BEREA
Carex prasina
ETSU002017 Unicoi Tennessee 25 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002015 Unicoi Tennessee 19 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
31973000010633 McCreary Kentucky
KNK
Carex prasina
MDKY00003032 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003031 Wayne Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050287 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0056682 Wolfe Kentucky
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0104497 Letcher Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0076971 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0036578 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0104496 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
31234100058815 Wolfe Kentucky 19 May 1998 Kim Feeman
233
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058666 Clay Kentucky 22 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1891
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058732 Harlan Kentucky 22 May 1993 Bryce D. Fields
281
EKY
Carex prasina
31973000010638 Rockcastle Kentucky 21 May 1997 Thompson, Ralph
97-371
KNK
Carex prasina
MDKY00003027 Lee Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003024 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003030 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003033 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003025 Jackson Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050285 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-00502 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050292 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0082381 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0082374 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0059678 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0067017 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
31234100058765 Laurel Kentucky 16 May 1987 Ralph L. Thompson
87-372
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058773 Leslie Kentucky 14 May 1968 Lynn Garrison
EKY
Carex prasina
BEREA003741 Bell Kentucky 12 Aug 1989 Ralph L. Thompson
89-978
BEREA
Carex prasina
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 12 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002023 Unicoi Tennessee 29 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002013 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU002016 Unicoi Tennessee 26 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050282 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050272 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050293 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0059864 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0067337 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0040753 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0244182 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
BRIT160330 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
APSC0067336 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0104498 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0045731 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
BRIT160557 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160328 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160563 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160559 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160489 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160335 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160484 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160487 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160334 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160564 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
ETSU030924 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
MEM010155 Powell Kentucky 09 May 1974 Raymond Athey
2693
MEM
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050301 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050295 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050271 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050308 Union Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050294 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050281 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050290 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050284 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0067569 Wayne Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0045239 Rhea Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
UOS06853 Franklin Tennessee 16 Apr 2006 Jon Evans
UOS
Carex prasina
BRIT160561 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160326 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160482 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
ETSU032074 Johnson Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Carex prasina
MEM011539 Harlan Kentucky 12 Jun 1975 Raymond Athey
3103
MEM
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050274 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050280 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0104482 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0082378 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0055285 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0056733 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
BRIT160337 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160340 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160346 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160349 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160331 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160345 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
ETSU031743 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050278 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
31234100058716 Harlan Kentucky 26 Jun 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
1072
EKY
Carex prasina
BRIT160336 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160332 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160343 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160485 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160342 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160344 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160565 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160488 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160483 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
31234100058807 Rockcastle Kentucky 20 May 1990 Neal Denton
1046
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100397940 Laurel Kentucky 16 May 1987 Ralph L. Thompson
87-372
EKY
Carex prasina
APSC0068533 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
UCHT038630 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Carex prasina
UCHT038631 Jackson Tennessee
UCHT
Carex prasina
BRIT160339 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160348 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160341 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
ETSU033310 Carter Tennessee 16 Jul 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
BEREA003747 Rockcastle Kentucky 20 May 1990 Neal Denton, Ralph L. Thompson, Dale Noe, Jr.
1046
BEREA
Carex prasina
APSC0047025 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0092200 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
BRIT160558 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
ETSU009046 Unicoi Tennessee Frosty Levy
12159
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU030692 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU009043 Unicoi Tennessee 06 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU030094 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
ETSU030093 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Carex prasina
BRIT160560 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
31973000010632 Bell Kentucky
KNK
Carex prasina
MDKY00003022 Bath Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
MDKY00003109 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0056691 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050306 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050307 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050275 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050288 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0050268 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0065819 Letcher Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0082380 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
BRIT160333 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160338 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160486 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160327 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160566 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
MEM009195 Blount Tennessee 15 May 1973 Raymond Athey
s.n.
MEM
Carex prasina
31234100852217 Powell Kentucky 30 Apr 1988 Ross C. Clark
21323
EKY
Carex prasina
31234100058690 Hardin Kentucky 20 May 1992 Landon E. McKinney
5009
EKY
Carex prasina
BRIT160562 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
TENN-V-0056690 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex prasina
APSC0082375 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0054544 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0092187 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
APSC0104228 Lee Kentucky
APSC
Carex prasina
UCHT038632 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Carex prasina
BRIT160329 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160481 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
BRIT160347 Tennessee
VDB
Carex prasina
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