Carex gravida

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex gravida L. H. Bailey
Common Name	Heavy Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; 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	4
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Currently no photos are available for this plant.

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 - 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

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

Synonym	Full Citation
Carex gravida var. laxifolia	Carex gravida var. laxifolia L.H.Bailey

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), Campbell (KY), Hardin (KY), McCreary (KY), Rowan (KY), Spencer (KY), Trigg (KY), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Hardeman (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), Macon (TN), Marshall (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Weakley (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA003516	Trigg	Kentucky			BEREA Carex gravida
31973000010195	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Carex gravida
MDKY00002710	McCreary	Kentucky			MDKY Carex gravida
MDKY00002712	Spencer	Kentucky			MDKY Carex gravida
MDKY00002711	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048366	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048376	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048364	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048379	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048387	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048371	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048377	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048378	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048385	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048375	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048372	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048367	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048368	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048370	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048365	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048380	Macon	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048373	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048363	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048386	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048381	Macon	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048382	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048374	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048383	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048384	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
TENN-V-0048369	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Carex gravida
APSC0037130	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Carex gravida
HTTU007202	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Carex gravida
UOS06755	Franklin	Tennessee	15 Jun 2010	Katie Qualls	UOS Carex gravida
31234100049103	Carroll	Tennessee	04 May 1972	Betty Toler Allman 497	EKY Carex gravida
31234100049111	Carroll	Tennessee	09 May 1971	Betty Ann Thompson 134	EKY Carex gravida
31234100057700	Bath	Kentucky	30 May 1985	Julian Campbell	EKY Carex gravida
31234100057742	Hardin	Kentucky	24 May 1978	Ray Cranfill 666	EKY Carex gravida
31234100049095	Weakley	Tennessee	07 Aug 1993	Henry R. Deselm	EKY Carex gravida

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