Carex striatula

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex striatula Michx.
Common NameLined Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; 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[S3S4] (State Rank); G4G5 (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

SynonymFull Citation
Carex laxiflora var. angustifolia Carex laxiflora var. angustifolia Dewey
Carex laxiflora var. striatula Carex laxiflora var. striatula

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: Bell (KY), Carter (KY), Fleming (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Powell (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Trigg (KY), Anderson (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Chester (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Hickman (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1982 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MDKY00003250 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
MDKY00003245 Jackson Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050835 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0057653 Lewis Kentucky
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050853 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
APSC0037192 Trigg Kentucky 08 May 1982 Edward Chester
APSC
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0244183 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
ETSU002107 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Carex striatula
ETSU002106 Carter Tennessee 20 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050862 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050863 Union Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050829 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050851 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050866 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050857 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
MDKY00003247 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
MDKY00003251 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050831 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050844 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
APSC0055288 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Carex striatula
APSC0106321 Lyon Kentucky 28 Apr 1994 Landon McKinney
APSC
Carex striatula
UCHT042213 Van Buren Tennessee
UCHT
Carex striatula
UCHT040219 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Carex striatula
UOS06876 Franklin Tennessee 25 Apr 2013 D. Estes
UOS
Carex striatula
UOS08996 Franklin Tennessee 27 May 2013 Nathan Bourne
UOS
Carex striatula
31234100065786 Powell Kentucky 17 May 1999 Ronald L. Jones
9098
EKY
Carex striatula
MDKY00003248 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050842 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0174713 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050830 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050828 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
HTTU007324 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Carex striatula
UOS06877 Franklin Tennessee 27 Apr 1985 R.K. Clements
UOS
Carex striatula
31234100065778 Bell Kentucky 01 May 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
722
EKY
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0048621 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0174716 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050861 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050850 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050859 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050847 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050860 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
HTTU031627 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Carex striatula
31234100065794 Harlan Kentucky 23 May 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
683
EKY
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050834 Chester Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050846 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050856 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050858 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0174704 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050865 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050852 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050827 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050849 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
UCHT037125 Stewart Tennessee
UCHT
Carex striatula
UCHT037126 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Carex striatula
ETSU002105 Unicoi Tennessee 19 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050864 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050845 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0242226 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050839 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050832 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050833 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050836 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050841 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
APSC0036280 Montgomery Tennessee 29 Apr 2010
APSC
Carex striatula
UCHT037124 Van Buren Tennessee
UCHT
Carex striatula
BEREA025454 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Carex striatula
BEREA003809 Laurel Kentucky 31 May 1986 Ralph L. Thompson
86-148
BEREA
Carex striatula
MDKY00003244 Jackson Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
MDKY00003249 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
MDKY00003246 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050855 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050848 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050854 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050843 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050840 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050837 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
TENN-V-0050838 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex striatula
UCHT004289 Marion Tennessee 15 Apr 1998 John Beck
1505
UCHT
Carex striatula
UCHT004291 Marion Tennessee 28 May 1999 John Beck
3599
UCHT
Carex striatula
UCHT004292 Marion Tennessee 13 Apr 1983 Edwin Bridges
51
UCHT
Carex striatula
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