Carex aggregata

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex aggregata Mack.
Common NameGlomerate Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; 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 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (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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  • 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

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: Boone (KY), Boyle (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Campbell (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Mason (KY), Mercer (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Shelby (KY), Trimble (KY), Carter (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hancock (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Monroe (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN), Washington (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100045564 Madison Kentucky 15 May 1995 Ronald L. Jones
7733
EKY
Carex aggregata
MDKY00002301 Campbell Kentucky
MDKY
Carex aggregata
UOS06619 Franklin Tennessee 25 May 2010 Jon Evans
UOS
Carex aggregata
31234100766474 Madison Kentucky 07 May 2016 Thomas McFadden
218
EKY
Carex aggregata
BEREA003207 Lewis Kentucky 16 Jun 1996 Rudy A. Gelis, Michelle Lee Gelis
M2-1229
BEREA
Carex aggregata
31973000009587 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex aggregata
TENN-V-0046214 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex aggregata
APSC0066592 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0070526 Jefferson Kentucky 18 Apr 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0056401 Hancock Tennessee
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0077442 Jefferson Kentucky 18 Apr 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0070320 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
31234100045549 Lewis Kentucky 16 Jun 1996 Rudy A. Gelis
M2-1230
EKY
Carex aggregata
31234100766532 Madison Kentucky 20 May 2015 Thomas S. McFadden
104
EKY
Carex aggregata
TENN-V-0046217 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Carex aggregata
APSC0036857 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0059662 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0104213 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
BEREA025368 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Carex aggregata
31234100766557 Madison Kentucky 13 May 2016 Ralph Thompson
16-398
EKY
Carex aggregata
31973000009589 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Carex aggregata
31973000009591 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex aggregata
TENN-V-0046216 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Carex aggregata
TENN-V-0046215 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Carex aggregata
APSC0066593 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0068874 Jefferson Kentucky 12 May 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0071076 Mercer Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0104439 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
BEREA003206 Lewis Kentucky 16 Jun 1996 Rudy A. Gelis, Michelle Lee Gelis
M2-1228
BEREA
Carex aggregata
BEREA003205 Lewis Kentucky 27 May 1995 Rudy A. Gelis, R. L. Thompson
M2-123
BEREA
Carex aggregata
31973000009585 Shelby Kentucky
KNK
Carex aggregata
31973000009590 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Carex aggregata
31973000009586 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Carex aggregata
MDKY00002300 Shelby Kentucky
MDKY
Carex aggregata
TENN-V-0046212 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex aggregata
APSC0066955 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0093885 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
ETSU032177 Washington Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Carex aggregata
ETSU008959 Carter Tennessee 10 May 2017 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex aggregata
BEREA003208 Madison Kentucky 17 May 1992 J. Richard Abbott, Ralph L. Thompson
2237
BEREA
Carex aggregata
31973000009588 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Carex aggregata
APSC0065525 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0077287 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0084307 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0066594 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
ETSU032330 Monroe Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Carex aggregata
ETSU032178 Washington Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Carex aggregata
APSC0084309 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
MEM012683 Mercer Kentucky 19 May 1956 Mary E. Wharton
9923
MEM
Carex aggregata
31234100045523 Boyle Kentucky 13 May 1992 Landon E. McKinney
4994
EKY
Carex aggregata
31234100766508 Madison Kentucky 20 May 2015 Thomas S. McFadden
98
EKY
Carex aggregata
31234100766540 Madison Kentucky 07 May 2016 Thomas McFadden
219
EKY
Carex aggregata
MDKY00002302 Mason Kentucky
MDKY
Carex aggregata
TENN-V-0046213 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex aggregata
APSC0066591 Jefferson Kentucky 12 May 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0093901 Jessamine Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0084308 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0059728 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
APSC0059727 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Carex aggregata
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