Carex laevivaginata

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex laevivaginata (Kukenthal) Mack.
Common NameSmoothsheath Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; 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 7
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** 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: Ballard (KY), Bell (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Lee (KY), Leslie (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Shelby (KY), Washington (KY), Woodford (KY), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Chester (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hardeman (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lewis (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), White (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100052495 Caldwell Kentucky 28 May 1992 Landon E. McKinney
5070
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31234100061181 Carroll Tennessee 26 May 1993 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31973000010330 Franklin Tennessee
KNK
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002795 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002790 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002793 Lee Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002791 Jackson Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049071 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049064 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049074 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049068 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049066 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049083 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0058864 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036908 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
BEREA003592 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Carex laevivaginata
31973000010327 Harlan Kentucky
KNK
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002792 Jackson Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002797 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002794 Leslie Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049067 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049079 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049055 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049075 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049057 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049050 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049076 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0055126 Hardin Kentucky
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049056 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0066668 Graves Kentucky
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
BEREA003591 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU001851 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU001852 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049061 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049062 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049077 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049078 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049051 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049080 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049060 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0040724 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0067774 Carroll Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036904 Graves Kentucky
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0111559 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
UCHT040159 Jackson Tennessee
UCHT
Carex laevivaginata
31234100052487 Ballard Kentucky 12 Jun 1996 Bryce D. Fields
870
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31234100061108 Calloway Kentucky 30 Apr 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4119
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
BEREA003593 Woodford Kentucky
BEREA
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU001853 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU001850 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
31973000010328 Livingston Kentucky
KNK
Carex laevivaginata
31973000010326 Caldwell Kentucky
KNK
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049081 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049063 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0063317 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
UCHT004690 Jackson Tennessee 24 Apr 1992 R. Kral
80221
UCHT
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036911 Maury Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036913 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
BEREA025549 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU032635 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
31234100052560 Powell Kentucky Donald K. Walker
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU006154 Greene Tennessee 08 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU001854 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 16 May 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU006157 Greene Tennessee 08 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0055117 Shelby Kentucky
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049082 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049070 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049073 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049058 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036912 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
UCHT038606 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Carex laevivaginata
UCHT040401 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Carex laevivaginata
MEM018037 Hardin Kentucky 18 May 1977 R. Cranfill
123
MEM
Carex laevivaginata
UCHT038607 Humphreys Tennessee
UCHT
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU033284 Carter Tennessee 16 Jun 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
31234100061116 Harlan Kentucky 29 May 1993 Bryce D. Fields
378
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31234100061140 Pulaski Kentucky 09 May 1991 Landon E. McKinney
4651
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31234100065455 Harlan Kentucky 20 May 1992 Landon E. McKinney
5007
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31234100061124 Harlan Kentucky 22 May 1993 Bryce D. Fields
290
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
BEREA003590 Lincoln Kentucky
BEREA
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002798 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049069 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049072 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049053 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049065 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049059 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049054 Chester Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0084763 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036902 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
UOS06794 Franklin Tennessee 07 May 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Carex laevivaginata
MEM013039 Graves Kentucky 18 May 1977 Raymond Athey
3703
MEM
Carex laevivaginata
MEM006582 Calloway Kentucky 21 May 1973 Raymond Athey
2299
MEM
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036906 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
MEM012705 Livingston Kentucky 08 May 1977 Raymond Athey
3678
MEM
Carex laevivaginata
MEM008053 Ballard Kentucky 23 May 1970 Raymond Athey
924
MEM
Carex laevivaginata
31234100065539 Hickman Kentucky 07 May 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4183
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
N/A Carter Tennessee 22 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU001855 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
N/A Johnson Tennessee 13 Jun 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
31973000010329 Washington Kentucky
KNK
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049052 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0055116 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036905 White Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0085449 Hardeman Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036910 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
31234100065554 Livingston Kentucky 05 May 1992 Landon E. McKinney
4962
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31234100061132 Pulaski Kentucky 09 May 1991 John Richard Abbott
161
EKY
Carex laevivaginata
31234100766466 Madison Kentucky 13 May 2016 Ralph Thompson
16-403A
EKY
Carex aggregata
N/A Carter Tennessee 05 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 28 May 2018 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
MDKY00002796 McCreary Kentucky
MDKY
Carex laevivaginata
TENN-V-0049049 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036903 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0056313 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
APSC0036901 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Carex laevivaginata
ETSU033330 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Carex laevivaginata
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