Distribution

  - range by political unit   - GBIF data

  - known populations

Description

Fruiting period	June to August.
Culm height	40 - 120 cm.
Leaf	2 - 5  mm wide.
Terminal spike	staminate; usually more than one staminate spike apically.
Lateral spike	pistillate.
Perigynium	circular  in cross section.
Achene	trigonous in cross section.
Style	persistent.

Habitat

Wet woodlands, wooded swamps, riparian flood plains.

Quick description

Wide perigynia to ~ 7 mm; yellow/green in coloration,
loosely enveloping achene.

Similar species

Carex oligosperma

Author and publication information for name

Carex tuckermanii  Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts. 49: 48, plate Ff,
fig. 117. 1845  (spelled as tuckermani)

Conservation and Wetland Status

Threatened and Endangered Status

State	Status
Connecticut	Special concern
Illinois	Endangered
Maryland	Endangered
Massachusetts	Endangered
New Jersey	Endangered

 

Wetland Status

Obligate Wetland

Section

Carex sect. Vesicariae

Links

Carex Interactive Identification Key

Flora Of North America treatment

University of California, Berkeley. Calphotos

Cybersedge. Texas A&M University

Download Excel spreadsheet of GBIF data

References

Ball, P.W. and A.A. Reznicek. 2002. Carex
Pp. 254-572. Flora of North America, volume 23.
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford.

U.S. Department of Agriculture.
PLANTS Database.
http://plants.usda.gov/index.html

GBIF Data Portal  www.gbif.org
Utah State University: USU-UTC Specimen Database, 02 records.
Accessed on Oct 11 2006.

© T. M. Jones 2006

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