Carex hirtifolia

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex hirtifolia Mack.
Common NamePubescent Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; 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 9
StatusNative; TN[S1S2] KY[S4] (State Rank); G5 (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

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: Boone (KY), Campbell (KY), Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Garrard (KY), Hardin (KY), Harrison (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), Marshall (KY), Montgomery (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Oldham (KY), Owsley (KY), Pendleton (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Fentress (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Stewart (TN), Wayne (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1973 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100049616 Todd Kentucky 13 May 1976 Raymond Athey
3353
EKY
Carex hirtifolia
31234100055845 Fleming Kentucky 30 May 2000 Kim Feeman
1133
EKY
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010251 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0067004 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0064572 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
31234100049624 Trigg Kentucky 07 May 1976 Raymond Athey
3336
EKY
Carex hirtifolia
31234100049574 Clinton Kentucky 23 May 1998 Robert F. C. Naczi
7190
EKY
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010253 Harrison Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010252 Hardin Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
TENN-V-0054633 Lyon Kentucky
TENN
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0079085 Floyd Kentucky
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0114693 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0067570 Wayne Tennessee
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
UCHT038598 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Carex hirtifolia
UCHT042164 Hickman Tennessee
UCHT
Carex hirtifolia
UCHT038597 Hickman Tennessee
UCHT
Carex hirtifolia
MEM006564 Marshall Kentucky 30 May 1973 Raymond Athey
2327
MEM
Carex hirtifolia
BEREA003564 Edmonson Kentucky
BEREA
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010250 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010255 Fentress Tennessee
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010249 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
MDKY00002744 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Carex hirtifolia
MDKY00002745 Lyon Kentucky
MDKY
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0066627 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
UCHT040158 Hickman Tennessee
UCHT
Carex hirtifolia
BEREA025439 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Carex hirtifolia
31234100049590 Lyon Kentucky 04 May 1976 Raymond Athey
3327
EKY
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0050696 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0066626 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0064324 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0053317 Edmonson Kentucky 04 May 1988 Landon McKinney
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010254 Laurel Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
MDKY00002746 Trigg Kentucky
MDKY
Carex hirtifolia
TENN-V-0054634 Muhlenberg Kentucky
TENN
Carex hirtifolia
TENN-V-0242219 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0112945 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0054633 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010248 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
BEREA024200 Montgomery Kentucky
BEREA
Carex hirtifolia
UCHT038596 Humphreys Tennessee
UCHT
Carex hirtifolia
31234100049582 Lewis Kentucky 19 May 1988 Allison W. Cusick
27384
EKY
Carex hirtifolia
31973000010247 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0067003 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
APSC0067005 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Carex hirtifolia
31234100049608 Owsley Kentucky 18 May 1991 L. McKinney
4690
EKY
Carex hirtifolia
MDKY00002747 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex hirtifolia
TENN-V-0063307 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Carex hirtifolia
TENN-V-0054636 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Carex hirtifolia
TENN-V-0054635 Trigg Kentucky
TENN
Carex hirtifolia
UCHT004194 Hickman Tennessee 01 Jun 2010 E. Blyveis
65
UCHT
Carex hirtifolia
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