Carex digitalis

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Family:	CYPERACEAE
Species:	Carex digitalis Willd.
Common Name:	SLENDER WOODLAND SEDGE
Status:	Native, FACW (DEP), FACU (NWPL)
Specimen:	View details of USF Herbarium specimens

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Division
Class
Sub Class
Order	POALES
Family	CYPERACEAE
Genus	Carex
Species	Carex digitalis Willd. - SLENDER WOODLAND SEDGE

Citation

Citation	CAREX DIGITALIS Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 298. 1805.
Basionym:	**
Type:	PENNSYLVANIA:

** Not applicable or data not available.

Source

County	Herbaria	Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua	USF
Bay	FLAS
Calhoun	USF
Clay	USF
Escambia	FLAS
Franklin	FTG
Gadsden	USF
Gilchrist	PIHG
Hamilton	USF
Hernando	USF
Holmes	FSU
Jackson	FSU
Jefferson	USF
Leon	USF
Levy	USF
Liberty	USF
Madison	USF
Marion	USF
Nassau	USF
Okaloosa	USF
Putnam	USF
Santa Rosa	USF
St. Johns	USF
Suwannee	USF
Union	USF
Volusia	USF
Wakulla	USF
Walton	USF

Synonyms

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Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Carex digitalis var. asymmetrica	Carex digitalis Willdenow, var. asymmetrica Fernald, Rhodora 43: 544. 1941.		TYPE: VIRGINIA: Southampton Co.: Near Three Creek, NW of Applewhites Church, 8 May 1940, Fernald & Long 11791 (holotype: GH; isotype: PH).
Carex digitalis var. floridana	Carex digitalis Willdenow, var. floridana (L. H. Bailey) Naczi & Bryson, in Naczi et al., Novon 12: 531. 2002.	BASIONYM: Carex laxiculmis Schweinitz, var. floridana L. H. Bailey 1889.
Carex digitalis var. macropoda	Carex digitalis Willdenow, var. macropoda Fernald, Rhodora 40: 400. 1938.		TYPE: VIRGINIA: Greensville Co.: Near Metcalf Branch, E of Emporia, 8 Apr 1938, Fernald & Long 7767 (holotype: GH; isotypes: NY, PH).
Carex laxiculmis var. floridana	Carex laxiculmis Schweinitz, var. floridana L. H. Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 47. 1889.		TYPE: FLORIDA: Without data, Chapman s.n. (lectotype: BH). Lectotypified by Naczi & Bryson, in Naczi et al., Novon 12: 531. 2002.
Carex retrocurva var. floridana	Carex retrocurva Dewey ex A. W. Wood, var. floridana (L. H. Bailey) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 38): 529. 1909.	BASIONYM: Carex laxiculmis Schweinitz, var. floridana L. H. Bailey 1889.
Edritria digitalis	Edritria digitalis (Willdenow) Rafinesque, Good Book 26. 1840.	BASIONYM: Carex digitalis Willdenow 1805.
Carex digitalis forma podostachys	Carex digitalis Willdenow, forma podostachys (Steudel) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 38): 528. 1909.	BASIONYM: Carex podostachys Steudel 1855.
Carex oligocarpa var. vanvleckii	Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willdenow, var. vanvleckii (Schweinitz) Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 10: 280, pl. F(20). 1826.	BASIONYM: Carex vanvleckii Schweinitz 1824.
Carex podostachys	Carex podostachys Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 232. 1855.		TYPE: LOUISIANA: Orleans Par.: New Orleans,
Carex vanvleckii	Carex vanvleckii Schweinitz, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 69. 1824.		TYPE: PENNSYLVANIA: Northampton Co.: Bethlehem,
Carex vleckii	Carex vleckii Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 3: 821. 1826, nom. illegit.	BASIONYM: Carex vanvleckii Schweinitz 1824.

Specimens

Country	State	County	Date	Specimen
USA	Florida	Gadsden Co.	24 Mar 1990	S. L. Orzell 13018
USA	Florida	Santa Rosa Co.	09 Apr 1993	S. L. Orzell 21459
USA	Florida	Clay Co.	25 Mar 1993	S. L. Orzell 21341
USA	Florida	Santa Rosa Co.	09 Apr 1993	S. L. Orzell 21475
USA	Florida	Liberty Co.	20 Mar 1992	S. L. Orzell 19213
USA	Florida	Jefferson Co.	06 Apr 1992	S. L. Orzell 19293
USA	Florida	Alachua Co.	06 Apr 1992	S. L. Orzell 19301
USA	Florida	Hamilton Co.	21 Mar 1991	S. L. Orzell 16133
USA	Florida	Madison Co.	03 May 1991	S. L. Orzell 16483
USA	Florida	Nassau Co.	21 Mar 1991	S. L. Orzell 16151
USA	Florida	Hernando Co.	12 Apr 1994	S. L. Orzell 22641
USA	Florida	Levy Co.	08 May 1993	S. L. Orzell 21715
USA	Florida	Walton Co.	08 Apr 1993	S. L. Orzell 21414
USA	Florida	Walton Co.	08 Apr 1993	S. L. Orzell 21431
USA	Florida	Marion Co.	28 Mar 1993	S. L. Orzell 21347
USA	Florida	Gadsden Co.	24 Mar 1990	S. L. Orzell 13001
USA	Florida	Levy Co.	18 Apr 1993	S. L. Orzell 21639
USA	Florida	Okaloosa Co.	10 Apr 1993	S. L. Orzell 21493
USA	Florida	Wakulla Co.	30 Mar 1995	E. L. Bridges 23520
USA	Florida	Jefferson Co.	28 Apr 1958	R. Kral 6462
USA	Florida	Hernando Co.	12 Apr 1992	R. Mears s.n.
USA	Florida	Citrus Co.	21 Apr 1959	G. R. Cooley 6463
USA	Florida	Okaloosa Co.	29 Apr 1995	A. Schotz 1247
USA	Florida	Walton Co.	23 Apr 1994	A. Schotz 1012
USA	Florida	Putnam Co.	16 Apr 2008	C. Slaughter 16344
USA	Florida	Hernando Co.	24 Apr 1958	G. R. Cooley 6007
USA	Florida	Calhoun Co.	03 May 1963	R. K. Godfrey 62711
USA	Florida	Leon Co.	31 Mar 1934	L. Griscom 21560
USA	Florida	Suwannee Co.	24 Feb 1992	B. J. Herring 582
USA	Florida	Alachua Co.	26 Apr 1958	R. K. Godfrey 56446
USA	Florida	Jefferson Co.	22 Mar 1958	R. Kral 6318
USA	Florida	Hernando Co.	08 Mar 1975	R. P. Wunderlin 5437
USA	Florida	Union Co.	18 May 2014	C. Slaughter 18243
USA	Florida	Volusia Co.	02 Apr 2014	C. Slaughter 18202
USA	Florida	St. Johns Co.	11 Apr 2014	C. Slaughter 18235
USA	South Carolina	Lancaster Co.	21 Apr 1953	J. W. Hardin 15630
USA	Tennessee	Shelby Co.	26 Apr 1920	E. J. Palmer 17293
USA	North Carolina	Haywood Co.	06 Apr 1975	D. E. Boufford 16096
USA	North Carolina	Avery Co.	11 Jun 1887	M. L. Owen s.n.
USA	South Carolina	Greenville Co.	22 Jun 1992	S. R. Hill s.n.
USA	South Carolina	Greenville Co.	22 Jun 1992	S. R. Hill 23495
USA	North Carolina	Haywood Co.	26 Jun 1958	G. S. Ramseur 4588
USA	Tennessee	Scott Co.	05 May 1966	K. E. Rogers 44849
USA	South Carolina	Pickens Co.	25 May 1990	S. R. Hill 21520
USA	Tennessee	DeKalb Co.	30 May 1987	L. E. McKinney 2661
USA	Tennessee	Campbell Co.	12 May 2000	V. E. McNeilus 416
USA	Arkansas	Franklin Co.	10 May 1987	L. E. McKinney 2513
USA	South Carolina	Pickens Co.	10 Jul 1992	S. R. Hill 23689
USA	South Carolina	Oconee Co.	14 May 1993	S. R. Hill 25014
USA	North Carolina	Madison Co.	22 May 1971	S. W. Leonard 4788
USA	South Carolina	Oconee Co.	27 May 1993	S. R. Hill 25061
USA	North Carolina	Montgomery Co.	18 May 1970	E. Wells 3201
USA	Georgia	Decatur Co.	13 Apr 1982	J. R. Manhart 399
USA	Florida	Levy Co.	22 Mar 2009	S. Dickman 100
USA	Texas	Jasper Co.	24 Mar 1991	S. Jones 6265
USA	Iowa	Clayton Co.	23 Jun 1959	T. G. Hartley 6895
USA	Massachusetts	Bristol Co.	30 May 1960	F. C. Seymour 18533
USA	New Hampshire	Grafton Co.	28 Jun 1945	A. S. Pease 31277
USA	Massachusetts	Norfolk Co.	15 Jun 1895	G. G. Kennedy s.n.
USA	Massachusetts	Middlesex Co.	05 Jun 1904	M. L. Fernald 163
USA	New York	Tompkins Co.	06 Jun 1895	K. M. Wiegand s.n.
USA	Kentucky	Madison Co.	26 Apr 1991	J. R. Abbott 59
USA	New Jersey	Sussex Co.	30 May 1919	L. Griscom 14330
USA	New Jersey	Bergen Co.	19 Jun 1918	Dr. J. Becquert 2244
USA	Maine	Cumberland Co.	04 Jun 1906	D. W. Fellows s.n.
USA	New Hampshire	Hillsborough Co.	17 Jul 1940	A. S. Pease s.n.

Listed Status: Florida

Listed Status:	(Florida):Source - Plants in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. Chapter 5B-40, Florida Administrative Code. 1998, amended.
Endangered:	A species of plants native to the state that are in imminent danger of extinction within the state, the survival of which is unlikely if the causes of a decline in the number of plants continue, and includes all species determined to be endangered or threatened pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Threatened:	Listed as Threatened Plants in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. Defined as species of plants native to the state that are in rapid decline in the number of plants within the state, but which have not so decreased in such number as to cause them to be endangered.

Listed Status: US

Listed Status: US	(U.S.) Source - List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Endangered:	Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Threatened:	Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

WAP: Wetland AssessmentProcedure

Wetland Assessment Procedure (WAP): Source - Southwest Florida Water Management District, Wetland Assessment Procedure Instruction Manual for Isolated Wetlands (March 2005).

AD:	Adaptive Species. Plant species designated as FAC or Upland by DEP, but commonly seen in the transition zone in limited numbers.
D:	Deep Species. Plant species commonly found in the deep zone, and designated either FAC or OBL by DEP.
OD:	Outer Deep Species. Plant species commonly found in the outer deep zone, and designated either FACW or OBL by DEP.
T:	Transition Species. Plant species commonly found in the transition zone, and designated either FACW or OBL by DEP.
U:	Upland Species. Plant species that are not expected to be seen in wetlands.

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FISC: Florida Invasive Species Council

FISC:

Source - Florida Invasive Species Council's 2017 List of Florida's Most Invasive Species

Category I - Species that are invading and disrupting native plant communities in Florida. This definition does not rely on the economic severity or geographic range of the problem, but on the documented ecological damage caused.

Category II - Species that have shown a potential to disrupt native plant communities. These species may become ranked as Category I, but have not yet demonstrated disruption of natural Florida communities.

DEP: Department of Environmental Protection

Wetland Status, Department of Environmental Regulation (DEP): Source - Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters, Chapter 62-340, Florida Administrative Code. 1994.

OBL:	Obligate wetland. Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW:	Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC:	Facultative. equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands.

NWPL: National Wetland Plant List

National Wetland Plant List (NWPL): Source - Lichvar, R.W., M. Butterwick, N.C. Melvin, and W.N. Kirchner. 2014. The National Wetland Plant List: 2014 Update of Wetland Ratings. Phytoneuron 2014-41: 1-42.

OBL:	Obligate Wetland. Occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW:	Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
FAC:	Facultative. Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66%).
FACU:	Facultative Upland. Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).
UPL:	Obligate Upland. Occurs in wetlands in another region, but occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in non-wetlands in the regions specified.

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Perennial:	These plants live for three or more seasons. Many perennials may not be mature enough to bloom during its first year. Perennial wildflowers re-grow each season from overwinter root material.

Category

Vascular:	Any of various plants that have the vascular tissues xylem and phloem. The vascular plants include all seed-bearing plants (the gymnosperms and angiosperms) and the pteridophytes (including the ferns, lycophytes, and horsetails). Also called tracheophyte.
Bryophyte:	A large group of seedless green plants including the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Bryophytes lack the specialized tissues xylem and phloem that circulate water and dissolved nutrients in the vascular plants. Bryophytes generally live on land but are mostly found in moist environments, for they have free-swimming sperm that require water for transport. In contrast to the vascular plants, the gametophyte (haploid) generation of bryophytes constitutes the larger plant form, while the small sporophyte (diploid) generation grows on or within the gametophyte and depends upon it for nutrition.
Lichen:	The mutualistic symbiotic association of a fungus with an alga or a cyanobacterium, or both. The fungal component of a lichen absorbs water and nutrients from the surroundings and provides a suitable environment for the alga or cyanobacterium. These live protected among the dense fungal hyphae and produce carbohydrates for the fungus by photosynthesis. Owing to this partnership, lichens can thrive in harsh environments such as mountaintops and polar regions. The more familiar lichens grow slowly as crusty patches, but lichens are found in a variety of forms, such as the tall, plantlike reindeer moss. The association between the different organisms in a lichen is so close that lichens are routinely referred to as a single organism, and scientists classify lichens using the name of the fungal component.

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State Rank

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S1 - Typically 5 or fewer occurrences, very few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable in the state.
S2 - Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable in the state.
S3 - Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, or miles of stream in the state.
S4 - Apparently secure in the state.
S5 - Demonstrably secure in the state.
SE - State exotic or non-native.
SH - Historically known from the state, but not seen in the past 15 years.
SNA - Species for which a rank is not applicable. This is mainly those species which are now excluded from flora for various reasons.
SNR - Not yet ranked.
SX - Apparently extirpated from the state.

Global Rank

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G1 - Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences), or very few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or especially vulnerable to extinction because of some factor of its biology.
G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G3 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G4 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
GH - Historically known, with the expectation that it might be rediscovered.
GNA - Species for which a rank is not applicable. NatureServe does not typically rank hybrid species.
GNR - Not yet ranked.
GX - Species believed to be extinct.

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