Carex mesochorea

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex mesochorea Mack.
Common Name	Midland Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; 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; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G4G5 (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: Barren (KY), Boone (KY), Campbell (KY), Garrard (KY), Grayson (KY), Laurel (KY), Livingston (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Mercer (KY), Montgomery (KY), Wayne (KY), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Gibson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Shelby (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1932 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100047958	Montgomery	Kentucky	29 Jun 1985	Julian Campbell	EKY Carex mesochorea
31234100057627	Madison	Kentucky	23 Jun 1978	J. Stuart Lassetter 2956	EKY Carex mesochorea
BEREA003682	Madison	Kentucky	20 May 1992	J. Richard Abbott, Ralph L. Thompson, Andy Shupe 2258	BEREA Carex mesochorea
BEREA003681	Laurel	Kentucky	01 Jun 1981	Ralph L. Thompson, David D. Taylor 515	BEREA Carex mesochorea
BEREA003683	Madison	Kentucky	17 May 1992	J. Richard Abbott, Ralph L. Thompson 2243	BEREA Carex mesochorea
31973000010508	Campbell	Kentucky	07 Jun 1980	Buddell, George 159	KNK Carex mesochorea
31973000010509	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Carex mesochorea
31973000010505	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Carex mesochorea
31973000010511	Laurel	Kentucky			KNK Carex mesochorea
31973000010506	Boone	Kentucky			KNK Carex mesochorea
31973000010510	Wayne	Kentucky			KNK Carex mesochorea
31973000010512	DeKalb	Tennessee			KNK Carex mesochorea
31973000010507	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049806	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049797	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049795	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049802	Gibson	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049807	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049805	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049796	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049794	Blount	Tennessee	03 May 1932	Kinsey John B.	TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049810	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049808	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049811	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049801	Gibson	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049809	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-004979	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049804	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0056041	Mercer	Kentucky			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049800	Dickson	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049798	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049803	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0056040	Madison	Kentucky			TENN Carex mesochorea
TENN-V-0049799	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Carex mesochorea
UCHT004480	Marshall	Kentucky	01 Jun 2010	E. Blyveis 10	UCHT Carex mesochorea
APSC0036775	Montgomery	Tennessee	07 May 1949	Alfred Clebsch	APSC Carex mesochorea
APSC0065230	Carter	Tennessee			APSC Carex mesochorea
APSC0067255	Barren	Kentucky			APSC Carex mesochorea
UCHT038639	Coffee	Tennessee			UCHT Carex mesochorea
BRIT160221		Tennessee			VDB Carex mesochorea
BRIT160576		Tennessee			VDB Carex mesochorea
BRIT160220		Tennessee			VDB Carex mesochorea
BRIT160225		Tennessee			VDB Carex mesochorea
BRIT160224		Tennessee			VDB Carex mesochorea
BRIT160222		Tennessee			VDB Carex mesochorea
BRIT160223		Tennessee			VDB Carex mesochorea
BEREA025867	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Carex mesochorea
BEREA025447	Garrard	Kentucky			BEREA Carex mesochorea
BEREA025531	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Carex mesochorea
MEM014628	Mercer	Kentucky	10 May 1978	Johnny B. Varner 11438	MEM Carex mesochorea
MEM014219	Livingston	Kentucky	23 May 1978	Raymond Athey 4034	MEM Carex mesochorea
MEM000295	Shelby	Tennessee	1965-6	Pam Boggs s.n.	MEM Carex mesochorea
31234100047941	Montgomery	Kentucky	20 Aug 1985	Julian Campbell	EKY Carex mesochorea
31234100766433	Madison	Kentucky	13 May 2016	Ralph Thompson 16-407	EKY Carex mesochorea
31234100057593	Grayson	Kentucky	29 May 1977	W. Meizer	EKY Carex mesochorea

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Carex mesochorea

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