Carex basiantha

Classification	Monocots
Family	Cyperaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carex
Species:	Carex basiantha Steud.
Common Name	Willdenows Sedge
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; 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
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Carex willdenowii var. pauciflora	Carex willdenowii var. pauciflora

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: Shelby (KY), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Polk (TN), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Weakley (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2010 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MDKY00002405	Tipton	Tennessee			MDKY Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046690	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
31973000009779	Grundy	Tennessee			KNK Carex basiantha
31973000009780	Shelby	Tennessee			KNK Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046688	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046694	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
UOS06661	Franklin	Tennessee	13 May 2013	Ashley Block	UOS Carex basiantha
MDKY00002404	Shelby	Tennessee			MDKY Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046691	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046693	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
31973000009767	Tipton	Tennessee			KNK Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046697	Weakley	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046695	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046692	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
UCHT004586	Maury	Tennessee	01 Jun 2010	E. Blyveis 60	UCHT Carex basiantha
BEREA024197	Shelby	Kentucky			BEREA Carex basiantha
BEREA024195		Kentucky			BEREA Carex basiantha
BEREA024196		Kentucky			BEREA Carex basiantha
APSC0037638	Giles	Tennessee			APSC Carex basiantha
UOS06660	Franklin	Tennessee	13 May 2013	Ashley Block	UOS Carex basiantha
BRIT158220		Tennessee			VDB Carex basiantha
BRIT158219		Tennessee			VDB Carex basiantha
31973000009781	Shelby	Tennessee			KNK Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046696	Weakley	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
APSC0050777	Van Buren	Tennessee			APSC Carex basiantha
BRIT158222		Tennessee			VDB Carex basiantha
31973000009759	Weakley	Tennessee			KNK Carex basiantha
31973000011041	Warren	Tennessee			KNK Carex basiantha
BRIT158221		Tennessee			VDB Carex basiantha
BRIT158218		Tennessee			VDB Carex basiantha
MDKY00002406	Weakley	Tennessee			MDKY Carex basiantha
TENN-V-0046689	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Carex basiantha
APSC0092804	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Carex basiantha
APSC0064842	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Carex basiantha
APSC0055542	Hickman	Tennessee			APSC Carex basiantha
APSC0062079	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Carex basiantha
BRIT158223		Tennessee			VDB Carex basiantha

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Carex basiantha

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