Carex hyalinolepis

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex hyalinolepis Steud.
Common Name	Shoreline Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; 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 (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); 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: Ballard (KY), Franklin (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McLean (KY), Marshall (KY), Ohio (KY), Trigg (KY), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Montgomery (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0036916	Montgomery	Tennessee	20 May 1950	Alfred Clebsch	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036928	Trigg	Kentucky	30 May 1989	Edward W. Chester with S. Holt, S. Noel, M. McReynolds 89-112	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0066622	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
TENN-V-0054728	Franklin	Kentucky			TENN Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036922	Stewart	Tennessee	13 May 1996	Edward W. Chester 13168	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0066729	Ohio	Kentucky	17 Jun 1969	W. Meijer	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
BEREA025293	McLean	Kentucky			BEREA Carex hyalinolepis
31234100049764	Ballard	Kentucky	09 May 1976	Raymond Athey 3349	EKY Carex hyalinolepis
MDKY00002751	Ballard	Kentucky			MDKY Carex hyalinolepis
TENN-V-0054727	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0066701	Henderson	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
TENN-V-0048682	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0055219	McCracken	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0106610	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036926	Trigg	Kentucky	19 May 1987	Edward W. Chester 87-207	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036925	Trigg	Kentucky	10 Jun 1988	Edward W. Chester and David Webb 88-86	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036919	Lyon	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0066700	Henderson	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0071180	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0056116	McCracken	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0067000	Marshall	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
31234100049780	Franklin	Kentucky	15 Jun 1980	Don K. Walker 259	EKY Carex hyalinolepis
TENN-V-0054726	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036923	Trigg	Kentucky	14 Jun 1989	Edward W. Chester with Susan Holt 89-273	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036917	Hardin	Tennessee			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0095619	Franklin	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0069353	Hardin	Tennessee			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0066702	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0067001	Graves	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036920	Trigg	Kentucky	03 Jul 1989	Edward W. Chester with Susan Holt 89-338	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
31234100049798	McCracken	Kentucky	17 May 1969	Raymond Athey 623	EKY Carex hyalinolepis
TENN-V-0054729	Jefferson	Kentucky			TENN Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0066999	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036915	Hardin	Tennessee			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0036929	Trigg	Kentucky	27 Jun 1989	Edward W. Chester with Susan Holt 89-319	APSC Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0037022	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
31234100049772	Ballard	Kentucky	23 Apr 1976	Raymond Athey 3278	EKY Carex hyalinolepis
MDKY00002752	Ballard	Kentucky			MDKY Carex hyalinolepis
MDKY00002753	Ballard	Kentucky			MDKY Carex hyalinolepis
TENN-V-0048683	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Carex hyalinolepis
TENN-V-0048681	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Carex hyalinolepis
APSC0109979	Franklin	Kentucky			APSC Carex hyalinolepis
UCHT035079	Franklin	Kentucky			UCHT Carex hyalinolepis

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Carex hyalinolepis

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