Carex decomposita

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Carex decomposita Muhl.
Common Name:Cypress Knee Sedge; Epiphytic Sedge
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Status:Native, OBL (NWI), S1 (State Rank), G3 (Global Rank)
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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Carex
Species Carex decomposita Muhl. - Cypress Knee Sedge; Epiphytic Sedge

Citation

Citation Carex decomposita Muhlenberg, Descr. Gram. [Muhlenberg] 264. 1817.
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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Carex nuttallii Carex nuttallii Schweinitz, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 65. 1824. ARKANSAS
Carex paniculata var. decomposita Carex paniculata Linnaeus, var. decomposita (Muhlenberg) Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 10: 276. 1826.Carex decomposita Muhlenberg 1817 

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Crenshaw, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Shelby, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, NY, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000049024 Crenshaw 29 May 2017 Schotz, Alfred
2202		 TROY
Carex decomposita Muhlenberg
AUA000041188 Madison 26 May 2017 Schotz, Alfred
2201		 AUA
Carex Decomposita Muhl.
UNA00061339 Jefferson 12 Jun 2002 Schotz, Alfred
1873		 UNA
Carex decomposita Muhl.
AUA000035456 Jackson 29 Jul 2013 Schotz, Alfred
2182		 AUA
Carex Decomposita Muhl.
AUA000020176 Jefferson 12 Jun 2002 Schotz, Alfred
1873		 AUA
Carex Decomposita Muhl.
UNA00065729 Tuscaloosa 04 May 2005 Bryson, Charles T.
20590		 UNA
Carex decomposita Muhl.
NY02262244 Lawrence 07 Jun 1981 David H. Webb
4006		 NY
Carex decomposita Muhlenberg
UNA00000629 Talladega 21 Jun 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1943		 UNA
Carex decomposita Muhl.
UWAL0053337 Tuscaloosa 08 May 2021 Bryson, Charles T.
25939		 UWAL
Carex decomposita Muhlenberg
AUA000041360 Crenshaw 29 May 2017 Schotz, Alfred
2202		 AUA
Carex Decomposita Muhl.
UWAL0049476 Madison 26 May 2017 Schotz, Alfred
2201		 UWAL
Carex decomposita Muhl.
ALNHS00005560 Shelby 01 Jun 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14672		 ALNHS
Carex decomposita Muhl.
ALNHS00007576 Tuscaloosa 09 MAY 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3754		 ALNHS
Carex decomposita Muhl.
UWAL0049475 Crenshaw 29 May 2017 Schotz, Alfred
2202		 UWAL
Carex decomposita Muhl.
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