Carex corrugata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex corrugata Fernald
Common Name	Prune Fruit 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: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; 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	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); KY[S3?] (State Rank); G5? (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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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: Butler (KY), Campbell (KY), Jackson (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Hickman (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Weakley (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0047307	Hamilton	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047322	Monroe	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
31973000009937	Campbell	Kentucky	KNK Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047327	Obion	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047329	Rutherford	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
APSC0091833	Cheatham	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047312	Knox	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047315	Lake	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047308	Hamilton	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
APSC0067959	Hardin	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata
BEREA003338	Jackson	Kentucky	BEREA Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047331	Shelby	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047319	Lake	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047318	Lake	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047311	Hickman	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047314	Lake	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047321	Marshall	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047316	Lake	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
APSC0111030	Marion	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047325	Montgomery	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047328	Roane	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0174705	Giles	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0063288	Cheatham	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047317	Lake	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047309	Hardeman	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047326	Obion	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
APSC0037440	Montgomery	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata
APSC0067247	Butler	Kentucky	APSC Carex corrugata
APSC0058800	Montgomery	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047320	Marion	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047324	Montgomery	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047333	Weakley	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047313	Knox	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047332	Shelby	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047323	Montgomery	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047330	Rutherford	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
UCHT038652	Marion	Tennessee	UCHT Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047310	Haywood	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047306	Bedford	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
TENN-V-0047305	Anderson	Tennessee	TENN Carex corrugata
APSC0037444	Montgomery	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata
APSC0064886	Montgomery	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata
APSC0050177	Davidson	Tennessee	APSC Carex corrugata

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Carex corrugata

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Synonyms

Specimens and Distribution

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