P h o t o b y U n i v e r s i t y o f T e n n e s s e e H e r b a r i u m ( T E N N )
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Habitat:
Shallow water (Jones 2005).
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Species Description:
Perennial sedge.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early May to late June.
Fruiting Period: Mid May to mid July.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
This sedge has a lenticular or flattened winged perigynia that is generally reniform in shape and is finely granular-papillose, leaf sheaths have an elongate hyaline area, and all the uppermost and lowermost spikes generally sessile and similar in length (the ovales group); the staminate flowers are positioned at the bottom of the infloresence. This plant occurs in the Mississippi Embayment area or possibly the Gulf Coastal Plain.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion. Invasion by exotic pest plants could threaten this species and should be removed.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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