Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Carex pallescens
Sedge, Pale green sedge
Taxonomy

Synonyms: Carex pallescens var. neogaea

Subspecific taxa:

Classification:

Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI

Species Distribution
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County Map Legend
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

Collections, Observations & Flowering by Month [?]

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Species Status

Status/Listing: Extinct

Notes:According to Ebinger et al. 2010 "This taxon is native to the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada (Ball 2002). Mohlenbrock (1999a, 2002a) listed this species for Fulton, Hancock, Johnson, McHenry, and Saline counties, but Ball (2002) FLNA did not record this species for Illinois. According to Bowles et al. (1991), this species is known in Illinois from only one collection made during the last 100 years. The only Illinois specimen located [Northern Illinois(ILL)] was annotated by A. A. Reznicek, 2004."

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; incomplete, not petals, not sepals

Fruit: achene

Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation

Reproduction: sexual

Ecology & Natural History

Habitat: Open areas, meadows.

ILPIN Notes: terminal spikes staminate, laterals pistillate Cespitose; leaves soft-hairy; terminal spike staminate; pistillate spikes Pistillate spikes pediceled. densely flowered; achene enclosed by a finely nerved, beakless perigynium.

Functional Relationships:

  • Pollinators: wind
  • Dispersal: wind
  • Mycorrhizae:
  • N2 fixation:

Human Relationships:

  • Edibility [?] :
  • Showy Flowers:

Wildlife and Livestock Information:

  • Food Value:
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Coefficient of Conservatism (C-value) [?] :

  • Entire State: 10
  • Chicago Area: 10

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