Carex gigantea

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Carex gigantea Rudge
Common Name:Giant Sedge
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Carex
Species Carex gigantea Rudge - Giant Sedge

Citation

Citation Carex gigantea Rudge, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 99, pl. 10, f. 2. 1804.
Basionym: **
Type: "Carolina",

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Carex gigantea var. grandis Carex gigantea Rudge, var. grandis (L. H. Bailey) Farwell, Rhodora 23: 87. 1921.Carex grandis L. H. Bailey 1889. 
Carex lacustris var. gigantea Carex lacustris Willdenow, var. gigantea (Rudge) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 45. 1814.Carex gigantea Rudge 1804. 
Carex lupulina var. gigantea Carex lupulina Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, var. gigantea (Rudge) Britton, ex L. H. Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 84. 1894.Carex gigantea Rudge 1804. 
Carex grandis Carex grandis L. H. Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 13. 1889.  

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: Autauga, Baldwin, Clarke, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Pike, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1895 - 1996

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UNA00000877 Autauga 15 Jun 1950 Harper, Roland M.
4178		 UNA
Carex gigantea Rudge
UNA00000862 Autauga 30 Aug 1980 Wiersema, John H.
2050		 UNA
Carex gigantea Rudge
UWAL0042884 Baldwin 20 Jun 2005 Larsen, Harry S.
1425		 UWAL
Carex gigantea Rudge
UWAL0030100 Clarke 28 Aug 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5616		 UWAL
Carex gigantea Rudge
TROY000010166 Coffee 16 Aug 2000 Martin, Brian H.
893		 TROY
Carex gigantea Rudge
AUA000020204 Crenshaw 31 Jul 1995 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9754		 AUA
CAREX GIGANTEA RUDGE
TROY000025311 Crenshaw 19 Jun 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19448		 TROY
Carex gigantea Rudge
TROY000010167 Dale 10 May 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
124		 TROY
Carex gigantea Rudge
ALNHS00000911 Dallas 24 Aug 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-606		 ALNHS
Carex gigantea Rudge
NY02277458 Hale 01 May 1980 John H. Wiersema
1657		 NY
Carex gigantea Rudge
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