Flora of the Southeastern United States

Carex annectens (E.P. Bicknell) E.P. Bicknell. Common name: Yellow-fruited Sedge. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Marshes, bottomland forests, drier forests and woodlands. Distribution: S. ME west to MN, south to FL and TX.

ID notes: C. annectens can be distinguished from C vulpinoidea by its shorter leaf blades (flowering stems longer), shorter inflorescences (4-7 cm long), and golden brown perigynia (when mature). Carex vulpinoidea has leaves longer than flowering stems, longer inflorescences (6-10 cm long), and green to pale brown perigynia.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Cusick (1996).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA23, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W; = Carex vulpinoidea Michx. var. ambigua Barratt — C; > Carex annectens (E.P.Bicknell) E.P.Bicknell — Il, Mackenzie (1931-1935); > Carex annectens (E.P.Bicknell) E.P.Bicknell var. annectens — F, G, GrPl, Mo1; > Carex annectens (E.P.Bicknell) E.P.Bicknell var. xanthocarpa (Kük.) Wiegand — F, G, GrPl, Mo1; > Carex brachyglossa Mack. — Il, Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex vulpinoidea Michx. — GW1, Tx, WH3. Basionym: Carex xanthocarpa E.P.Bicknell var. annectens E.P.Bicknell 1896

Links to other floras: = Carex annectens - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
• Great Plains: FACW
• Midwest: FACW
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 7