Haunts and Habits of Midwest Sedges

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Haunts and Habitsof Midwest Sedges

• Andrew HippThe Morton Arboretumahipp_at_mortonarb.o
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Sedge morphology Dulichium, Scirpus, and an
illustration from Egorova 1999
Cyperaceae comprises ca. 5,000 species ( 260
Chicago region)
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Cladium mariscoides
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Eleocharis rostellata
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Eleocharis rostellata Ottawa Lake Fen, WI
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Eriophorum virginicum Beulah Bog, WI
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Scirpus cyperinus Lucas Lake, WI
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Carex illustration Egorova 1999
Genus Carex (ca. 2,000 spp, 160 Chicago
region)
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Carex intumescens Adams Co, WI
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Carex aurea Cook Co, IL
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Carex pedunculata (illustration by Rachel D.
Davis)
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Cymophyllus fraseri Smoky Mountains National
Park
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Cymophyllus fraseri Smoky Mountains National
Park
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The Carex body

• Roots
• Rhizomes
• Leaf sheaths
• Leaf blades
• Culm
• Inflorescence
• Bracts
• Lateral spikes
• Terminal spike

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The Carex inflorescence

• Spikes
• Pistillate
• Staminate
• Androgynous
• Gynecandrous
• Scales
• Perigynia
• Stigmas
• Stamens

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Sedges to know and love
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Wet prairie, Rock Co., WI
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Goose Prairie, IL
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Carex bicknellii UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex brevior and C. bicknellii (illustrations by
Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex bicknellii UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex molesta UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex scoparia Hoosier Prairie, IN
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Carex annectens UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex annectens (perigynia) UW Madison
Arboretum
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Carex vulpinoidea Naplate, IL
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Carex annectens UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex annectens and C. vulpinoidea (illustrations
by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex pellita UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex pellita UW Arboretum, WI
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Perched springhead, Bluff Spring Creek, WI
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Carex suberecta Rock Co, WI
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Carex suberecta Rock Co, WI
C. scoparia
C. suberecta
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Carex buxbaumii UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex buxbaumii UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex buxbaumii UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex cryptolepis UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex cryptolepis (illustration by Rachel D.
Davis)
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Carex granularis UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex crawei Rock Co, WI
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Carex conoidea UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex tetanica UW Madison Arboretum
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Raymond Road Prairie, WI
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Carex meadii Raymond Rd Prairie, WI
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Carex meadii Raymond Rd. Prairie, WI
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Carex richardsonii UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Carex richardsonii (illustration by Rachel D.
Davis)
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Carex umbellata (illustration by Rachel D. Davis)
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Oak opening, UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex siccata UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Black oak barrens, UW Arb, WI
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Carex siccata UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Carex muehlenbergii UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex muehlenbergii UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex siccata UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Carex pensylvanica UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Carex pensylvanica UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Carex pensylvanica UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Carex pensylvanica (illustration by Rachel D.
Davis)
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Carex radiata UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex radiata UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex radiata
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Carex radiata spikes
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Carex rosea and C. radiata (illustrations by
Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex cephalophora UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex cephalophora and C. muehlenbergii
(illustration by Rachel D. Davis)
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Bottomland forest
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Carex normalis (photo by Paul E. Rothrock)
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Carex normalis Grant Co., WI
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Carex normalis Herbarium sheet inflorescences
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Carex tenera v. tenera UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex tenera v. tenera herbarium sheet
inflorescences
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Carex tenera v. echinodes Riveredge Nature
Center, WI
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Carex tenera v. echinodes herbarium sheet
inflorescences
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Carex cephaloidea Grant Co., WI
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Carex cephaloidea Grant Co., WI
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Carex cephaloidea and C. sparganioides
(illustrations by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex blanda (illustration by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex albursina (illustration by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex albursina UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex plantaginea Smoky Mts.
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Carex plantaginea Smoky Mts.
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Carex hirtifolia Riveredge Nature Center, WI
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Carex hirtifolia Riveredge Nature Center, WI
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Carex woodii UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex woodii Princess Point Wildlife Area
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Carex woodii UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex sprengelii UW Madison Arboretum, WI
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Carex gracillima UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex gracillima UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex arctata UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex gracillima and C. arctata (illustrations by
Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex assiniboinensis Nicolet NF, WI
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Carex assiniboinensis Nicolet NF, WI
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Carex assiniboinensis Nicolet NF, WI
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Avoca Savanna, WI
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Carex tribuloides UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex projecta Fort McCoy, WI
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Carex tribuloides and C. projecta (illustrations
by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex tribuloides and C. projecta UW Madison
Greenhouses
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Carex projecta (sheath)
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Carex tribuloides UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex tribuloides UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex projecta Nicolet NF, WI
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Carex harfordii Pt. Reyes, CA
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Carex harfordii Pt. Reyes, CA
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Carex harfordii Pt. Reyes, CA
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Carex harfordii edge of Rte 101 near Miranda, CA
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Carex muskingumensis Cook Co., IL
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Carex muskingumensis Cook Co., IL
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Carex muskingumensis Cook Co., IL
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Carex lupulina Avoca Prairie, WI
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Carex lupulina Avoca Prairie, WI
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Carex lupulina Avoca Prairie, WI
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Carex tuckermanii Avoca Prairie, WI
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Marsh edge, Malibu Crk State Park, CA
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Carex stipata UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex stipata (illustration by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex sartwellii UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex sartwellii UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex comosa UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex comosa UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex hystricina Ft. McCoy, WI
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Carex gynandra Ft. McCoy, WI
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Carex lacustris UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex lacustris (illustration by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex utriculata UW Madison Arboretum
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Carex trichocarpa Governor Dodge State Park, WI
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Carex trichocarpa Governor Dodge State Park, WI
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Carex trichocarpa, C. laeviconica, and C.
atherodes (illustrations by Rachel D. Davis)
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Carex stricta UW Arboretum, WI
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Carex stricta et al.
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Learning sedges
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Collect make good specimens
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vPlants
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Wisconsin Carex pages
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Wisconsin Carex pages
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Wisconsin Carex pages
www.botany.wisc.edu/herbarium/carex
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