Carex woodii

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex woodii Dewey
Common Name	Pretty 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: 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	8
Status	Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S3S4] (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: Carter (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Wolfe (KY), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1989 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100779832	Wolfe	Kentucky	12 Jun 2017	Thomas McFadden 545	EKY Carex woodii
BEREA003939	Rowan	Kentucky	13 May 1991	Julian Campbell s.n.	BEREA Carex woodii
MDKY00003422	Carter	Kentucky			MDKY Carex woodii
MDKY00003423	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Carex woodii
MDKY00003426	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Carex woodii
MDKY00003421	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Carex woodii
MDKY00003425	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Carex woodii
MDKY00003424	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Carex woodii
APSC0036078	Rowan	Kentucky			APSC Carex woodii
APSC0036076	Claiborne	Tennessee			APSC Carex woodii
APSC0036079	Rowan	Kentucky			APSC Carex woodii
APSC0036077	Claiborne	Tennessee			APSC Carex woodii
TENN-V-2044202	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Carex woodii
TENN-V-0244202	Coffee	Tennessee	10 May 1989	R. Kral 76225	TENN Carex woodii
UCHT038670	Coffee	Tennessee			UCHT Carex woodii
BEREA025463	Rockcastle	Kentucky			BEREA Carex woodii

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Carex woodii

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