Carex glaucescens

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex glaucescens Elliot
Common Name	Southern Waxy Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; 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	8
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (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: Bledsoe (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Marion (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, KNK, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1987 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100054863	Grundy	Tennessee	07 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5259	EKY Carex glaucescens
31234100054822	Franklin	Tennessee	07 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5250	EKY Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048170	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048160	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048179	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
UOS06748	Marion	Tennessee	04 Aug 2001	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Carex glaucescens
UOS06747	Grundy	Tennessee	29-Jul-63	Ross C. Clark	UOS Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048163	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
UOS06749	Marion	Tennessee	05 Aug 1996	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048164	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048169	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048167	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
31234100054830	Grundy	Tennessee	09 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5310	EKY Carex glaucescens
31973000010105	Marion	Tennessee			KNK Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048161	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048174	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048178	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
UOS06745	Franklin	Tennessee	06 Oct 2007	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Carex glaucescens
UOS06746	Grundy	Tennessee	29-Jun-63	Ross C. Clark	UOS Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048172	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048177	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
31234100054848	Grundy	Tennessee	06 Jul 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5074	EKY Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048162	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048171	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048165	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048175	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048166	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
UCHT023465	Grundy	Tennessee	24 Aug 2017	Roger McCoy	UCHT Carex glaucescens
31234100054855		Tennessee	07 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5254	EKY Carex glaucescens
31234100054871	Van Buren	Tennessee	13 Aug 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5362	EKY Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048176	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
UCHT004153	Van Buren	Tennessee	20 Sep 2001	V. E. McNeilus 01-328	UCHT Carex glaucescens
UCHT036842	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048173	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens
TENN-V-0048168	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Carex glaucescens

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Carex glaucescens

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