Carex crus-corvi
Sedge, Crowfoot fox sedge Taxonomy
Synonyms: Subspecific taxa: Classification:
Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, fibrous Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle, spike, head Flowers: unisexual; 3 merous; incomplete, not petals, not sepals; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: achene Physiology: autotrophic Reproduction:
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed in swales, especially along Mississippi River, other large rivers and tributaries, edges of woodland ponds, wet woodland depressions, and sloughs. ILPIN Notes: Species is occasional in southern 1/2 of Illinois, less common in northern 1/2. Staminate flowers are found at tips of some spikes. Inflorescence basally, sometimes obscurely branched; spikelets not sessile; foliage from glaucous gray or bluish green to deep green. Good distinguishing features are: 1) compound, much branched inflorescence with elongate lower branches, and 2) very elongated perigynium beak. In aspect - robust, large, in leaves and in compound head. Functional Relationships:
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