Carex basiantha

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Family:	CYPERACEAE
Species:	Carex basiantha Steud.
Common Name:	Basal Flower Sedge; Widow Sedge
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	CYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus	Carex
Species	Carex basiantha Steud. - Basal Flower Sedge; Widow Sedge

Citation

Citation	Carex basiantha Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 232. 1855.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: LOUISIANA: Orleans Par.: New Orleans, s.d., Drummond 430 (holotype: P).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Carex willdenowii var. pauciflora	Carex willdenowii Schkuhr ex Willdenow, var. pauciflora Olney ex L. H. Bailey, in J. M. Coulter, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 482. 1894.		TEXAS: Harris Co.: Houston, 10 Apr 1872, Hall 728 (holotype: GH; isotype: NY, US).

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, Bibb, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas, Etowah, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox, Winston

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1998 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AUA000035455	Calhoun	2 May 2013	Schotz, Alfred 2181	AUA Carex Basiantha Steudel
TROY000024823	Greene	27 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3537	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
ALNHS00004771	Montgomery	09 May 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3025	ALNHS Carex basiantha Steud.
UWAL0044591	Jefferson	04 May 2019	England, J. Kevin 10197	UWAL Carex basiantha Steude
ALNHS00007476	Lowndes	13 APR 2022	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5686	ALNHS Carex basiantha Steud.
JSU111855	Limestone	29 May 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 526	JSU Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0057006	Madison	19 May 2023	England, Kevin J. 13611	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0049779	Autauga	17 Apr 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1626	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0056554	Bibb	28 May 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11266	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0054000	Colbert	23 Apr 2020	England, J. Kevin 10911	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
JSU111857	Marshall	30 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1983	JSU Carex basiantha Steudel
JSU111858	Marshall	19 Jul 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2324	JSU Carex basiantha Steudel
NY02250664	Jackson	19 Apr 1971	Robert Kral 42186	NY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0056724	Lauderdale	12 May 2020	England, Kevin J. 10979	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
TROY000010106	Marengo	15 Mar 2003	Kral, Robert 93636	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0044792	Lawrence	14 Apr 2011	England, J. Kevin 2768	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0056388	Morgan	10 Apr 2020	England, Kevin J. 10887	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
JSU111856	Marshall	23 Apr 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 3503	JSU Carex basiantha Steudel
NY02250665	Monroe	15 Apr 1980	John H. Wiersema 1488	NY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0016439	Montgomery	03 Jun 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 25145	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
TROY000043300	Covington	25 May 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 9569	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0047870	Lawrence	04 Apr 2020	England, J. Kevin 10844	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
ALNHS00005790	Jackson	23 May 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3864	ALNHS Carex basiantha Steud.
UWAL0056595	Bibb	28 May 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11256	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
TROY000050726	Lawrence	04 Apr 2020	England, J. Kevin 10844	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
JSU111860	Morgan	13 Apr 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9726	JSU Carex basiantha Steudel
JSU111859	Marshall	23 Apr 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 5452	JSU Carex basiantha Steudel
NY02250658	Wilcox	16 Apr 1980	John H. Wiersema 1508	NY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0032194	Etowah	26 Apr 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4313	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UNA00045734	Geneva	04 Apr 1998	MacDonald, John R. 10997	UNA Carex basiantha Steud.
TROY000043117	Montgomery	14 Jun 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26471	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0054078	Bibb	28 May 2021	England, J. Kevin 12117	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UNA00067038	Greene	27 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3537	UNA Carex basiantha Steud.
UWAL0044811	Winston	04 May 2014	England, J. Kevin 4824	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
ALNHS00005405	Baldwin	10 MAY 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3096	ALNHS Carex basiantha Steud.
SAMF0002969	Monroe	13 May 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5742	SAMF Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0056179	Marshall	16 May 2020	England, Kevin J. 11019	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0048267	Morgan	24 Mar 2020	England, J. Kevin 10790	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0001541	Marengo	17 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1967	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0056972	Dallas	09 Jun 2022	England, Kevin J. 12977	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
NY02250667	Jackson	03 May 1939	Henry K. Svenson 10196	NY Carex basiantha Steudel
AUA000020132	Conecuh	17 May 1995	Naczi, Robert F.C. 4694	AUA Carex Basiantha Steudel
TROY000039191	Butler	25 Apr 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 23938	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0044604	Jackson	02 Jun 2018	England, J. Kevin 9195	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
ALNHS00005789	Jackson	23 May 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3863	ALNHS Carex basiantha Steud.
UWAL0016210	Butler	25 Apr 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 23938	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0057070	Dallas	07 Jun 2022	England, Kevin J. 12935	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
TROY000049748	Autauga	17 Apr 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1626	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
TROY000050571	Morgan	24 Mar 2020	England, J. Kevin 10790	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
NY02250691	Winston	25 May 1993	Anton Albert Reznicek 9448	NY Carex basiantha Steudel
TROY000032254	Marengo	17 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1967	TROY Carex basiantha Steudel
AUA000020133	Hale	16 May 1995	Naczi, Robert F.C. 4639	AUA Carex Basiantha Steudel
UWAL0056229	Lawrence	28 Apr 2020	England, Kevin J. 10942	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
ALNHS00006741	Chilton	22 May 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3855	ALNHS Carex basiantha Steud.
UWAL0053991	Limestone	24 Apr 2020	England, J. Kevin 10916	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0053053	Cherokee	28 May 2020	Thompson, Joey 1152	UWAL Carex basiantha Steud.
UWAL0030699	Montgomery	14 Jun 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26471	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
NY02250668	Tuscaloosa	13 Apr 2005	Steven R. Hill 36231	NY Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0056791	Colbert	15 Jun 2023	England, Kevin J. 13717	UWAL Carex basiantha Steudel
UWAL0003222	Greene	27 Apr 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3537	UWAL Carex basiantha Steud.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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