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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Florida , Marion Co. : N side of US 27, ca. 1.6 mi. SE of junction C-326 at Blichton, ca. 8.7 mi. SE of US 27 crossing of Levy Co. line, ca. 13 air mi. NW of Ocala. T14S, R20E, Sec. 20, S½ of NW¼ of NE¼. 29° 15' 50" N 82° 19' 29" W
Habitat Mesic mixed hardwood forest on limesonte sinkhole slope. Soils - Boardman (Typic Ochraqualfs).
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 125 to 130 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 28 Mar 1993
Accession Number 224947
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Florida , Marion Co. : S side of FL 40, just W of county park on W side of Oklawaha River, ca. 1.3 mi. E of intersection C-315, ca. 8 mi. E of Ocala. T15S, R23E, Sec. 3, SW¼ fo SW¼ of NE¼. 29° 12' 54" N 81° 59' 44" W
Habitat Hydric hammock on calcareous stream terrace dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua - Sabal palmetto - Ulmus americana - Fraxinus profunda - Carex cherokeensis. Soils - Paisley (Typic Albaqualfs).
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 40 to 45 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 29 Apr 1990
Accession Number 228558
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Florida , Gadsden Co. : W of dead end of Satsuma Road, on slopes above Mosquito Creek in SW part of Chattahoochee. T3N, R6W, Sec. 5, SW¼ of NE¼ of NE¼. 30° 41' 27" N 84° 51' 14" W
Habitat Rich mesic hardwood slope forest; associates include Carex willdenowii, Dentaria laciniata [Cardamine concatenata], Phlox pilosa, Polygonatum biflorum, Smilax herbacea [S. lasioneuron], Trillium lancifolium, T. underwoodii, Croomia pauciflora, and Zephyranthes atamasca. Soils - Cuthbert, Boswell, and Susquehanna (Typic Hapludults).
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 60 to 90 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 14 Apr 1990
Accession Number 204657
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Florida , Putnam Co. : Rice Creek Conservation Area. 1.7 mi. S of FL 100 and Rice Creek Bridge, 3.7 mi. W of FL 309. T9S, R25E, Sec. 37.
Habitat Cabbage palm [Sabal palmetto] - mixed hardwood; soils loamy sands.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. Slaughter
Collection Date 16 Apr 2008
Accession Number 245182
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : W side of US 41, ca. 0.5 mi. S of C-476. T21S, R20E, Sec. 30, SE¼ of NW¼.
Habitat Woods, mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. Mears
Collection Date 12 Apr 1992
Accession Number 204544
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. North Carolina , Madison Co. : 2.6 mi. S of Hot Springs on NC 209.
Habitat Hardwood cove forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. R. Manhart
with G. L. Smith
Collection Date 08 May 1982
Accession Number 197838
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Naczi, 14-Mar-1990
Determination History
Carex spp.
Locality USA. Tennessee , Montgomery Co. : Coke's Creek S of Nashville Road, 41-W.
Habitat Headwaters.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. E. Shanks
Collection Date 02 Jul 1944
Accession Number 87059
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. North Carolina , Orange Co. : New Hope Creek, 2 mi. E of Blackwood Station.
Habitat Alluvial woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. E. Radford
Collection Date 07 Jun 1959
Accession Number 41989
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Alabama , Wilcox Co. : On AL 21, 0.125 mi. W of mi. 88.
Habitat Low area in prairie.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. R. Manhart
Collection Date 15 Apr 1982
Accession Number 197782
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, Jan 1996
Determination History
Carex spp.
Locality USA. Tennessee , Rutherford Co. : Near Harpeth River at US 41A crossing, 1.5 mi. N of Eagleville.
Description Occasional to locally common; strongly-rooted.
Habitat Open meadow.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 26 Apr 1995
Accession Number 219126
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: C. Bryson, 1987
Determination History
Carex laxiflora Lam. - Determined By: L. E. McKinney,
Locality USA. Tennessee , Cheatham Co. : Off old Clarksville Highway, ca. 4 mi. W from New Hope Road.
Habitat Mesic ravine.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector L. E. McKinney
Collection Date 25 Apr 1987
Accession Number 218645
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 09 Apr 2003
Locality USA. Georgia , Whitfield Co. : Behind gas station just E of I-75, exit 135, GA 3C S of town near Phelps; N-facing slope of intermittent creek.
Description Occasional erect bunched multistemmed perennial, stems pale green, pale brown at very base.
Habitat Degraded mesic deciduous forest remnant with Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer, Quercus spp., Viola, Dentaria, Trillium; in shade.
Reproductive State
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 03 Apr 2003
Accession Number 271298
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: L. E. McKinney,
Locality USA. Tennessee , Jackson Co. : Along the Cumberland River bluffs and Big Bottom Road, ca. 4 mi. E from TN 56.
Habitat Mesic woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector L. E. McKinney
Collection Date 11 May 1988
Accession Number 218554
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: L. E. McKinney,
Locality USA. Tennessee , Rutherford Co. : N-facing slope; Scales Mountain, Bill Rice ranch, off TN 96; W of Murfreesboro.
Habitat Hardwood forest, numerous limestone outcropping.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector L. E. McKinney
Collection Date 26 Apr 1987
Accession Number 218350
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: L. E. McKinney,
Locality USA. Tennessee , Rutherford Co. : N-facing slope; Scales Mountain, Bill Rice ranch, off TN 96; W of Murfreesboro.
Habitat Hardwood forest, numerous limestone outcropping.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector L. E. McKinney
Collection Date 26 Apr 1987
Accession Number 218519
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, Jan 1993
Locality USA. Tennessee , New London Co. : Latimer Point, Latimer Point Road, Stonington; S of CT 1; Hill cottage.
Description Weedy herb.
Habitat Upper end of vegetable garden.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 13 May 1992
Accession Number 213185
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, Jan 1993
Locality USA. South Carolina , Berkeley Co. : Above Four Hole Swamp; N of fish fry shed, N side of SC 27; 1 mi. N of MacDougal Facility, Ridgeville.
Description Common in tufts.
Habitat Woodland damaged by Hurricane Hugo in '89; marl bluffs; cypress swamp below marl blufs.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 24 Apr 1992
Accession Number 213172
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 2002
Locality USA. North Carolina , Cabarrus Co. : Harrisburg; S side of NC 49, 0.1-0.3 mi. E of junction with Roberta Road on SSR 1304,just W of Texaco Truckshop and gas station. 2.4 mi. E of Mecklenburg Co. line; Piedmon.
Description Pale green clumped pereniial sedge.
Habitat Very disturbed moist reddish to paler sandy clay; fallow agricultural land with Raunculus, Senecio, Vicia, Trifolium, grasses, alongside very disturbed intermittent drainage with degraded floodplain forest; near creek floodplain, partial shade near industrial buildings.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 14 Apr 2002
Accession Number 279939
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Georgia , Clarke Co. : Athens; 160 Mitchell Street.
Habitat Weedy lawn under pecan trees.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. R. Manhart
Collection Date 09 May 1982
Accession Number 197815
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 2003
Locality USA. South Carolina , Abbeville Co. : Beulah Church Road, S of SC 72, ca. 2.4 mi. SSE of the junction with the SE side of Curltail Creek, Abbeville.
Description Common bunched sedge; spikelets pale green.
Habitat Floodplain forest with Chasmanthium, Arisaema, and Valerianella radiata; silty loam, wet.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill 31415
Collection Date 25 Apr 1999
Accession Number 283149
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2005
Locality USA. Illinois , Ogle Co. : W side of Illinois Route 2, 0.1-0.2 mi. N of Town Hall Road, Oregon. T24N, R10E, Sec. 22, NE¼, NE¼, NW¼, NW¼. 42° 4' 20" N 89° 19' 49" W
Description Rather common perennial tufted sedge, entire plant very pale green, culms soft.
Habitat Disturbed sandy loam; mostly in shade; degraded mesic sand hill prairie, with Andropogon gerardi, Carex spp., Cornus racemosa, Echinacea pallida, Helianthus, Monarda fistulosa, Poa pratensis, Prunus serotina, Rhus glabra, Silphium integrifolium, Solidago canadensis, Tradescantia ohiense.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 702 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 17 May 2005
Accession Number 276197
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: R. L. Mears, 27 Apr 1995
Determination History
Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd. - Determined By: Meijer,
Locality USA. Kentucky , Henderson Co. : Sloughs Wildlife Management Area; Jenny Hole.
Habitat Distributed weedy floor of swamp woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Conrad
Collection Date 06 May 1970
Accession Number 104865
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Michigan , Midland Co. : 3 mi. W of Midland. 43° 36' 56" N 84° 14' 50" W
Habitat Wooded bank of creek.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. R. Dreisbach
Collection Date 03 Jun 1934
Accession Number 37459
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Pennsylvania , Erie Co. : Presque Isle.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Bright
Collection Date 06 Jun 1925
Accession Number 51941
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Missouri , Clinton Co. : Along Little Platte River; 4.5 mi. SE of Grayson. T54N, R32W, Sec. 9. 39° 31' 60" N 94° 32' 60" W
Habitat Low, level alluvial woods bordered by Acer nigrum; shallow wooded slopes.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. A. Steyermark
Collection Date 23 May 1957
Accession Number 132409
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: G. R. Cooley, 1964
Determination History
Carex laxiflora Lam. varians L. H. Bailey
Locality USA. Vermont , Addison Co. : Middlebury. 44° 0' 55" N 73° 10' 2" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. A. Cheever
Collection Date Jun 1912
Accession Number 62541
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Gereau, 1988
Locality USA. Missouri , Callaway Co. : E side of gravel road, 0.2 mi. S of gravel extension of County Highway E. T49N, R11W, Sec. 23, NE¼, NW¼. 38° 53' 19" N 91° 54' 36" W
Description Abundant.
Habitat In low woods under Ulmus and Quercus sp. Near stagnant ponds; with C. amphibola, C. rosea, Agrimonia pubescens, Erythronium albidum, and Claytonia virginica.
Reproductive State
Collector R. E. Gereau
with D.P. Hannon
Collection Date 24 Apr 1988
Accession Number 218968
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Iowa , Jones Co. : In Wapsipinicon State Park, Fairview Township. Sec. 10, SE¼. 42° 4' 0" N 91° 19' 0" W
Habitat Rich, wooded slope below limestone bluffs.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector T. S. Cooperrider
with M.K. Cooperrider
Collection Date 20 May 1956
Accession Number 72609
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: F. J. Herm., 1960
Locality USA. Michigan , Genesee Co. : Thetford township, ca. 3 mi. NW of Otisville. Sec. 13, SE corner. 43° 9' 58" N 83° 31' 28" W
Habitat Low deciduous wodos.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. G. Voss
Collection Date 18 Jun 1958
Accession Number 18693
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Determination History
Carex laxiflora Lam.
Locality USA. Oklahoma , Cleveland Co. : S of Norman. 35° 13' 21" N 97° 26' 22" W
Habitat Meadows and thickets; loose-flowered sedge.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. W. Prier
Collection Date 29 Apr 1923
Accession Number 30179
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Wiegand, 1922
Determination History
Carex laxiflora Lam. striatula Michx. A. R. O. Chapm.
Carex laxiflora Lam. blanda Dewey Boott
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Beaver Brook Reservation. 42° 1' 60" N 70° 58' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. W. Swan
Collection Date 30 May 1894
Accession Number 11655
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2005
Locality USA. Illinois , Ogle Co. : W side of IL 2, starting 13 ft. W of pavement and ca. 420 ft. N of Cultra Road. 42° 2' 23" N 89° 20' 29" W
Description Occasional tufted sedge, margin of forested seep in shade.
Habitat Wet to moist peat and sandy clay; forested seep, degraded, with Acer negundo, Alliaria petiolata, Aster lateriflorus, Aster praealtus, Campanula americana, Cornus racemosa, Eupatorium maculatum, Galium aparine, Geum canadensem Impatiens capensis, Thelypteris palustris, Ulmus americana.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 689 to 708 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 17 May 2005
Accession Number 267654
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 14 Oct 2000
Locality USA. Kentucky , Lyon Co. : NW side of I-24, NW of Princeton exit (KY 293) road to Port Authority of Lyon County on Lake Barkley, 0.4 mi. S of KY 93, floodplain of Lick Creek. 37° 4' 12" N 88° 3' 30" W
Description Rather common tufted perennial sedge; culm bases pink.
Habitat Mesic floodplain forest with Platanus, Acer, Ulmus, Geum, Claytonia, Senecio glabellus, Ranunculus spp.; alluvial soil and adjoining cherty-limestone slopes.
Reproductive State
Elevation 380 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 16 Apr 2000
Accession Number 258012
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 2001
Locality Usa. Illinois , Union Co. : IL 3 (FAP 312), E side, 0.95-1 mi. S of junction with IL 146; Mississippi River floodplain; ware 7.5 minute U.S.G.S. quadrangle. T12S, R3W, Sec. 36, SE¼, NW¼. 37° 26' 3" N 89° 23' 34" W
Description Occasional tufted perennial sedge, spikelets and foliage slightly glaucous.
Habitat Allucial soil and roadfill, disturbed loamy sand; floodplain forest mesic upland forest mix, including Acer negundo, Cletis laevigata, Quercus spp., Ulmus rubra, Morus rubra, Ilex decidua; upper edge of slope of abandoned raised railraod bed in shade.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 340 to 350 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 22 May 2001
Accession Number 256530
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 2003
Locality USA. Illinois , Will Co. : Channahon; Exxon-Mobil Refinery, SW corner, just E of I-55, and N of Drummond Road and powerline right-of-way, S of contractor entrance; Channahon 7.5' quadrangle. T34N, R9E, Sec. 22, SW¼, SW¼. 41° 24' 26" N 88° 11' 28" W
Description Occasional tufted perennial, spikes pale green.
Habitat Thin loamy soil over dolomite pavement bedrock, disturbed; dolomite prairie remnant, dry-mesic, with Poa compressa.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 550 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 13 May 2003
Accession Number 267865
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2009
Locality USA. Illinois , Saline Co. : Eldorado; ca. 100.6 m SE of Garner Road, 18.3 m W of US 45, just S if Brush Creek and W side of dismantled New York Central Railroad berm; Eldorado, ILL 7.5' quadrangle; coordiante datum: WGS84/NAD83. T7S, R7E, Sec. 35, NW¼, SW¼, SW¼, SE¼. 38° 51' 56" N 88° 24' 4" E
Description Occasional bunched perennial herb in bottomland in shade; spikes pale green.
Habitat Wet floodplain forest, more mesic on raised railroad berm.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 360 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 02 Jun 2009
Accession Number 277211
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Missouri , Scott Co. : 2 mi. E of C-514 from its junction with MO highway in Blodgett. T27N, R14E, Sec. 12, NE. 37° 0' 15" N 89° 31' 37" W
Description Occasional.
Habitat Dry upland hardwood forest with deep sandy soil; assiciates Quercus, Carya, Symphoricarpos, Crataegus, Bromus, Panicum, Parthenocissus, Toxicodendron, Celtis, Sassafras, Poa, Liquidambar, Prunus, Hymenopappus, Smilax, Rhus, and other Carex.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Jones
with G. Jones
Collection Date 16 May 1992
Accession Number 213747
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, Oct 1998
Locality USA. Illinois , Morgan Co. : Arenzville, W side Mud Creek, Chapin quadrangle. T16N, R121W, Sec. 1, NE¼. 39° 52' 0" N 90° 22' 0" W
Description Spikelets green; rather common to occasional bunched sedge.
Habitat On slopes, mostly at woodland-prairie transition; Loess Hill Prairie, with Juiperus virginiana, Bouteloua.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 04 May 1998
Accession Number 288486
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2006
Locality USA. Illinois , Kendall Co. : S side of Fox River, McCarthy property and Foster residence, N of FoxRoad, ca. 3 mi. W of Yorkville. 41° 38' 28" N 88° 26' 50" W
Description Occasional; spikelets pale.
Habitat Drier upland forest margin, with Zanthoxylum americanum, Fraxinus americana, Bromus inermis; within margin of hayfield; shaded slope at margin of hay field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 18 May 2006
Accession Number 267839
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, Oct 1998
Locality USA. Illinois , Tazewell Co. : Morton, along Ackerman Creek, NE of sewage plant, Washington 7.5 minute quadrangle. T26N (at T25N line), R3W, Sec. 31, SE¼, SW¼. 40° 42' 13" N 89° 24' 26" W
Description Occasional sedge.
Habitat Mesic upland forest on N; prairie at W-facing bluffs; on upper slopes.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 21 May 1998
Accession Number 288611
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 2009
Locality USA. Illinois , Saline Co. : Texas City; 2400 ft. N of Cottonwood Road, 95 ft. SE of US 45 both N and S of the original channel of North Fork saline River; Broughton 7.5' quadrangle; coordinate datum: WGS84/NAD83. T7S, R7E, Sec. 25, NW¼, NE¼, SW¼. 37° 53' 3" N 88° 23' 14" E
Description Common tufted perennial sedge.
Habitat In shade; alluvial soil; wet floodplain forest and mesic floodplain forest with Southern flatwoods species.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 350 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 05 May 2009
Accession Number 283561
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2012
Locality USA. Illinois , Richland Co. : US 50 at the Fox River crossing E of E Elmdale Road [975E], 3.1 km SW of Onley; coodinate datum: WGS84/NAD83. T3N, R10E, Sec. 8, NE¼, NE¼. 38° 42' 50" N 88° 6' 46" E
Description Occasional tufted sedge.
Habitat In shade; floodplain forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 430 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 06 Jun 2012
Accession Number 282442
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2007
Locality USA. Illinois , Will Co. : Lockport; along Fraction Creek, starts at W side of Farrel Road and 0.3 mi. S of Bruce Road and extends W for 0.5 mi. on the NNW side; Joliet 7.5 minute quadrangle [Coordinate Datum: WGS84/NAD83]/ 41° 33' 53" N 88° 1' 32" W
Description Rather common bunched sedge.
Habitat Shade of mesic, low stream terrace forest with Sanicula gregaria; margin of drainage.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 670 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 11 May 2007
Accession Number 282036
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2001
Locality USA. Illinois , Alexander Co. : IL 3 (FAP 312), McClure, at bridge crossing Old Clear Creek, 1.85 mi. N of East Cape Girardeau Road (IL 146), Mississippi River floodplain; McClure 7.5 minute U.S.G.S. quadrangle. T14S, R3W, Sec. 9, NW¼, SE¼, NE¼, NE¼. 37° 19' 8" N 89° 26' 9" W
Description Occasional to rather common multistemmed tufted perennial sedge, spikelets pale green-glaucous, erect, not glaucous; bracts not conspicuously divergent at tip, culm bases strictly erect (not subrhizomatous).
Habitat Disturbed moist sandy loam; alluvial deposits; floodplain forest, degraded, dominated by Populus deltoides, Acer negundo, Acer saccharum, Caltis laevigata, Campis radicans; on moist open roadside margin of forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 340 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
with J.A. Koontz
Collection Date 15 May 2001
Accession Number 234516
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, Jun 2004
Locality USA. Indiana , Wayne Co. : Rest Area along I-70 E, 0.2 mi W of mi. 145 exit, Centerville, W of Richmond, just W of Nolands Fork Creek; opposite water treatment facility. 39° 49' 4" N 84° 59' 47" W
Description Rather common rufted sedge.
Habitat Mesic forest with mix of floodplain forestand upland elements, with Fraxinus spp., Ulmus sp., Sanicula canadensis, Cicaea, Trillium flexipes, Osmorhiza claytonii, Laportea, Impatiens, Acer saccharum, Tilia.
Reproductive State
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 17 Jun 2004
Accession Number 271910
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2004
Locality USA. Illinois , Henderson Co. : Just SE of Mississippi River and artificial levee, New Crystal Lake Hunt Club, ca. 1 mi. NNE of Gulfport, W side of Crystal Lake; Burlington 7.5' quadrangle. T10N, R6W, Sec. 27, NW¼, NE¼, SW¼. 40° 50' 0" N 91° 4' 60" W
Description Occasional in few-stemmed clumps; fruit mostly past; glaucous leaves somewhat pleated.
Habitat Alluvial soil, primarily silt; wet-mesic floodplain forest with a patchwork of swamps, generally level, little shrub layer, trees widely spaced; dominated by Acer saccharinum, Celtis occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus palustris, Ulmus americana; and Toxicodendron radicans Vitis.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 530 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
with C. Allsup, A. Morehouse, M."J.C." Murphy
Collection Date 10 Jun 2004
Accession Number 271404
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2004
Locality USA. Illinois , Cook Co. : PawPaw Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve, between active IL Central Railraod line just N of Maple Lake and Archer Avenue, 0.6 mi. SW of 104th Avenue, Willow Springs; opposite Fairmouth Cemetery, SE side of Des Plaines River, Sag Bridge 7.5 minute topoquadrange. 41° 49' 60" N 87° 50' 60" W
Description Occasional, rather pale green, clumped perennial herb, leaf veins conspicuous; spikelets plae green, tips curved.
Habitat Glacial boulders, humus; clay-loam soil; mesic to wet-mesic floodplain forest, currently not able to flood [land-locked]; with Acer saccharinum, Juglans nigra, Quercus spp., Asarum canadense, Dentaria laciniata; shaded.
Reproductive State
Collector S. R. Hill
with C. Allsup, M."J.C." Murphy
Collection Date 02 Jun 2004
Accession Number 271375
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 2002
Locality USA. Illinois , Williamson Co. : W of Burlington Northern rialroad, 0.5 mi. E of Herrin, Paineville; N right-of-way of East Herrin Road (highway); Herrin 7.5' quadrangle. T8S, R2E, Sec. 20, SE¼, SE¼, SW¼, NE¼. 37° 48' 40" N 89° 0' 20" W
Description Occasional to common many stemmed tufted perennial culms ascending, not erect, pale green.
Habitat sany loam, level and poorly drained; periodically mowed road right-of-way (meadow-like) with Pycnanthemum tennuifolium, Carex annectens, C. oklahomensis, Panicum acuminatum adjoining open shrubland and flatwoods remnant dominated by Acer rubrum, Cornus drummondii, Quercus palustris.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 390 to 400 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 15 May 2002
Accession Number 269285
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 2002
Locality USA. Illinois , Adams Co. : Margin of Columbus Cemetery; Columbus 7.5' Quadrangle, Columbus. T1S, R6W, Sec. 18, SW¼, SE¼, NW¼. 39° 59' 4" N 91° 8' 27" W
Description Common tufted perennial herb, spikes pale green.
Habitat Clay-loam soil at margin of stream terrace on low slopes; mesic to wet mesic upland forest in shade, with Ulmus, Acer, Celtis; degraded; understory with Phlox divaricata, Delphinium tricorne, Carex spp.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 677 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 10 May 2002
Accession Number 269119
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, Jan 1996
Locality USA. Illinois , Saline Co. : Harrisburg, Galatia 7.5' quadrangle, T9S, R6E, Sec. 10, NW¼, SE¼, NW¼. 37° 44' 18" N 88° 32' 26" W
Description Occasional caespitose perennial.
Habitat At margin of wet woods; wet woods with Gleditsia, Fraxinus, Lonicera, Salix; wet clay, margin of cropfield.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 03 May 1995
Accession Number 219248
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, Jan 1996
Locality USA. Illinois , Vermilion Co. : Oakwood; N side of Salt Fork, Oakwood 7.5' quadrangle. T19N, R13W, Sec. 22, SE¼, SW¼, NE¼. 40° 6' 58" N 87° 46' 42" W
Description Occasional to infrequent tufted perennial on slopes.
Habitat Plants pale green; mesic sugar maple woodland, shaded, along gravel road.
Reproductive State
Elevation 550 to 600 ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 13 Jun 1995
Accession Number 219255
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2005
Locality USA. Illinois , Ogle Co. : W side of IL 2, 0.1-0.2 mi. N of Town Hall Road, Oregon. T24N, R10E, Sec. 22, NE¼, NE¼, NW¼, NW¼. 42° 4' 20" N 89° 19' 49" W
Description Rather common perennial tufted sedge, entire plant very pale green, culms soft.
Habitat Disturbed sandy loam; degraded mesic sand hill prairie, with Andropogon gerardi, Carex spp., Cornus racemosa, Echinacea pallida, Helianthus, Monrada fitsulosa, Poa pratensis, Prunus serotina, Rhus glabra, Silphium integrifolium, Solidago canadensis, Tradescantia ohiense.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 702 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 17 May 2005
Accession Number 267600
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: Reznicek, 14 Oct 2000
Locality USA. Illinois , Lasalle Co. : Starved Rock State Park, W of S Ottawa; W of Hennepin Canyon, NW quadrant of crossing IL 71, S of Illinois River. T33N, R2E, Sec. 26 and adjacent Sec. 23, NW¼, NE¼, NE¼. 41° 18' 38" N 88° 57' 15" W
Description Occasional; fertile culms senescent, clumped.
Habitat Sandstone outcrops and bluffs on slopes, humus; probably with variable pH; upland dry-mesic forest; near top of slope.
Reproductive State
Elevation 168 to 186 m
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 20 Jun 2000
Accession Number 229699
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2003
Locality USA. Illinois , La Salle Co. : Starved Rock State Park, W of S Ottawa; just E of LaSalle Canyon; Starved Rock 7.5' quadrangle; N side of IL 71, S of Illinois River. T33N, R2E, Sec. 23, SE¼, SW¼, SW¼. 41° 18' 35" N 88° 58' 13" W
Description Occasional perennial herb; perigynia green pale glaucous, fertile culms.
Habitat Dry slopes above road, towards canyon rim; disturbed soil with sandstone (St.Peter's Sandstone); open forest slopes; dry-mesic upland forest, with Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Juglans nigra, Ostrya, Quercus alba, Quercus coccinea; often resting on ground.
Reproductive State
Elevation 183 to m
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 19 Jun 2003
Accession Number 267718
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey - Determined By: S.R. Hill & A.A. Reznicek, 2003
Locality USA. Illinois , La Salle Co. : Starved Rock State Park, W of South Ottawa; ridge between branches of Tonti Canyon; Starved Rock 7.5' quadrangle; S side of Il 71, S of Illinois River. T33N, R2E, Sec. 22, SE¼, SE¼. 41° 18' 39" N 88° 58' 31" W
Description Occasional; perennial tufted sedge, not glaucous.
Habitat Clay loam with sand, over sandstone; on western ridge, shaded.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 168 to 183 m
Collector S. R. Hill
Collection Date 29 May 2003
Accession Number 267713
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. District of Columbia Rock Creek Park.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. Dowell
Collection Date 16 May 1902
Accession Number 37956
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Pennsylvania , Lehigh Co. : Allentown. 40° 36' 30" N 75° 29' 25" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. Dowell
Collection Date 18 May 1901
Accession Number 37955
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality Canada. Quebec Prov. , Stanstead Co. : Hatley. 45° 10' 60" N 71° 55' 60" W
Habitat Woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector Illegible collector name
Collection Date 22 Jun 1920
Accession Number 37463
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Virginia , Clarke Co. : In gap ca. 1 mi. NE of VA 7 and Snickers Gao along route 601.
Reproductive State
Collector T. Bradley
with J. Whiton
Collection Date 16 May 1982
Accession Number 183175
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Texas , Hamilton Co. : Rivervalley, Leon River, 7 mi. NE of Hamilton. 31° 42' 14" N 98° 7' 26" W
Habitat In edge of woods (with afternoon sun).
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. W. Stanford
Collection Date 13 Apr 1968
Accession Number 90153
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Minnesota , Washington Co. : Afton State Park. T28N, R20W, Sec. 34, SW¼. 44° 54' 10" N 92° 47' 1" W
Description Forming clumps.
Habitat Flood plain near stream.
Reproductive State
Collector G. B. Ownbey
Collection Date 23 May 1976
Accession Number 130447
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Horn Pond Mountain; Woburn. 42° 28' 45" N 71° 9' 8" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. C. Bean
Collection Date 24 Jun 1932
Accession Number 6996
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Missouri , Newton Co. : George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond. 36° 59' 43" N 94° 18' 58" W
Description Charming sedge.
Habitat Thicket, along brook.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. J. Palmer
Collection Date 09 Jun 1960
Accession Number 91139
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Wisconsin , Waukesha Co. : Bishop's Woods, City of Brookfield. T7N, R20E, Sec. 36, NW¼ of NW¼. 43° 3' 38" N 88° 6' 23" W
Description Common; in small tussocks.
Habitat Edge of shallow, intermittently swampy depression in Acer saccharum-Quercus borealis forest, with Ulmus rubra, Ostrya virginiana; associates: convoluta, deweyana, digitalis, hirtifolia, pensylvanica, sparganoides, amphibola; soil: wet, black stilty clay loam.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector T. S. Cochrane
with B.A. Cochrane
Collection Date 29 May 1976
Accession Number 125543
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Massachusetts , Middlesex Co. : Concord, under Conantum cliff. 42° 27' 37" N 71° 20' 56" W
Habitat Low woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. J. Eaton
Collection Date 25 Jun 1932
Accession Number 5032
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Locality USA. Virginia E of Jericho, 0.5 mi. N of Jericho Ditch Lane, City of Suffolk.
Description Abundant.
Habitat On slight elevations in Acer rubrum-Fagus forest.
Reproductive State
Collector L. J. Musselman
Collection Date 14 May 1974
Accession Number 116729
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Carex blanda
Family Name Cyperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Carex blanda Dewey
Determination History
Carex laxiflora Lam. varians Lam.
Locality USA. Michigan Bailey. 43° 16' 0" N 85° 47' 60" W
Habitat In woods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. F. Wheeler
Collection Date 17 May 1896
Accession Number 299003
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