Carex conjuncta

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyCyperaceae
Family (Traditional)Cyperaceae
GenusCarex
Species:Carex conjuncta Boott
Common NameSoft Fox Sedge
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G4G5 (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), Breckinridge (KY), Campbell (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Garrard (KY), Harrison (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Woodford (KY), Benton (TN), Campbell (TN), Clay (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Greene (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Williamson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100051653 Woodford Kentucky 16 Jun 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2931
EKY
Carex conjuncta
31234100051638 Clinton Kentucky 22 Jun 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-188
EKY
Carex conjuncta
31234100051604 Campbell Kentucky 27 May 1998 Bruce A. Ford
98135
EKY
Carex conjuncta
BEREA003337 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
31973000009934 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Carex conjuncta
31973000009933 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex conjuncta
MDKY00002484 Campbell Kentucky
MDKY
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047294 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047302 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0053214 Jefferson Kentucky
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047287 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037432 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037489 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0066829 Owen Kentucky
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037431 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
31234100051612 Clark Kentucky 06 May 1955 Mary Ruth Beckett
276
EKY
Carex conjuncta
BEREA003334 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
BEREA003331 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
BEREA003332 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
BEREA003335 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
31973000009936 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047292 Houston Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047290 Hamblen Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047288 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047295 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
APSC0050180 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0059685 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037492 Moore Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037488 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
MEM012973 Harrison Kentucky 23 May 1976 Johnny B. Varner
10211
MEM
Carex conjuncta
31234100051620 Clark Kentucky 21 May 1955 Mary Ruth Beckett
350
EKY
Carex conjuncta
31973000009931 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex conjuncta
31973000009930 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047291 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047296 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
APSC0074735 Boone Kentucky
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0059684 Lewis Kentucky
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037433 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037486 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037483 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047299 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
UCHT004687 Hamilton Tennessee 06 May 1968 A. Martone
UCHT
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037668 Houston Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037487 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
BEREA003333 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
31973000009932 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047303 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047286 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047297 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047289 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047300 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
UCHT004689 Marion Tennessee 14 May 1999 John Beck
3584
UCHT
Carex conjuncta
APSC0077180 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Carex conjuncta
BEREA025380 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
31973000009935 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0053215 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047293 Houston Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047301 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047298 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037482 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0065517 Clay Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
MDKY00002485 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Carex conjuncta
MDKY00002486 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047304 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037434 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037496 Robertson Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0059686 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037435 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
31234100051646 Estill Kentucky 02 Jun 1987 Richard G. Guetig
142
EKY
Carex conjuncta
BEREA003336 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0047285 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0053213 Campbell Kentucky
TENN
Carex conjuncta
UCHT004688 Clay Tennessee 02 Jun 2001 V. E. McNeilus
01-230
UCHT
Carex conjuncta
APSC0037490 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0244203 Greene Tennessee 31 May 2017 Paul C. Durr
19
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-0244167 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
TENN-V-2044203 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Carex conjuncta
MEM012918 Jessamine Kentucky 22 Jun 1955 Mary E. Wharton
9028
MEM
Carex conjuncta
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Carex conjuncta - Tara Littlefield
Carex conjuncta - Tara Littlefield