Carex gracilescens
Sedge, Slender wood sedge Taxonomy
Synonyms: Carex laxiflora var. gracillima 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: spike Flowers: unisexual, monoecious; 3 merous; incomplete, not petals, not sepals; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: achene Physiology: autotrophic Reproduction:
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is found with Fraxinus americana, Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra, Tilia americana, Ulmus americana and U. rubra; also Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia (ref. 7); +/- rocks; on or at the base of slopes, ravines, and valleys. ILPIN Notes: Versus Carex blanda, this species has: 1) long-stalked, brown- purple staminate spike; 2) more strongly curved and slender snoutlike beak of perigynia; 3) dark purple-mahogany-red or purple-brown culm bases. Species is found throughout Ill. This is similar in morphology and in habitat to C. laxiflora. Terminal spike staminate, lateral spikes 2-4, pistillate. Functional Relationships:
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