Carex aureolensis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex aureolensis Steud.
Common Name	Goldenfruit Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); GNR (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: Calloway (KY), Fulton (KY), Carroll (TN), Decatur (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1998 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA003232	Calloway	Kentucky	27 Jun 1998	Ralph L. Thompson 98-271	BEREA Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046588	Gibson	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046607	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046585	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046595	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046610	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046593	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046599	Henry	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046598	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046600	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046605	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046614	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046606	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046596	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046603	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046579	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046597	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046613	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046581	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046594	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046611	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046604	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046602	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046609	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046582	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046587	Gibson	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046586	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046601	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046592	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046616	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046617	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046584	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046580	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046589	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046590	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046612	Robertson	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046583	Dyer	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046615	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046591	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
TENN-V-0046608	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Carex aureolensis
UCHT004595	Montgomery	Tennessee	01 Jun 2010	E. Blyveis 24	UCHT Carex aureolensis
UCHT004596	Montgomery	Tennessee	01 Jun 2010	E. Blyveis 81	UCHT Carex aureolensis
APSC0064549	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Carex aureolensis
APSC0064548	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Carex aureolensis
APSC0095644	Fulton	Kentucky			APSC Carex aureolensis
APSC0037622	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Carex aureolensis
APSC0098112	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Carex aureolensis
APSC0056541	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Carex aureolensis
APSC0066669	Fulton	Kentucky			APSC Carex aureolensis
APSC0056542	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Carex aureolensis

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Carex aureolensis

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