Carex ouachitana

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart & Bryson
Common Name	Ouachita Mountain Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; 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: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; 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[S1] KY[S1] (State Rank); G4 (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: Clinton (KY), Clay (TN), White (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1981 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0050028	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Carex ouachitana
TENN-V-0050023	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Carex ouachitana
TENN-V-0050027	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Carex ouachitana
TENN-V-0050029	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Carex ouachitana
UCHT004189		Tennessee	01 Jun 2010	E. Blyveis 23	UCHT Carex ouachitana
APSC0051252	Clay	Tennessee			APSC Carex ouachitana
APSC0064995	Clay	Tennessee			APSC Carex ouachitana
APSC0107514	White	Tennessee			APSC Carex ouachitana
APSC0040734	Clay	Tennessee	18 May 2014	Devin Rodgers	APSC Carex ouachitana
BRIT194632	Clay	Tennessee	08 May 1991	R.F.C. Naczi 2892	VDB Carex ouachitana
BRIT194631	Clay	Tennessee	01 May 1992	R. Kral 80369	VDB Carex ouachitana
BRIT160537		Tennessee			VDB Carex ouachitana
BRIT194630	Clay	Tennessee	29 Apr 1981	V.E. McNeilus	VDB Carex ouachitana
31234100057908	Clinton	Kentucky	21 Apr 1999	Mark A. Gorton 99-109	EKY Carex ouachitana
31234100057890	Clinton	Kentucky	11 Apr 1998	Mark Gorton 98-147	EKY Carex ouachitana

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