Carex intumescens

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Family:	CYPERACEAE
Species:	Carex intumescens Rudge
Common Name:	Greater Bladder Sedge
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, FACW (NWI)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	CYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus	Carex
Species	Carex intumescens Rudge - Greater Bladder Sedge

Citation

Citation	Carex intumescens Rudge, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 97–98, pl. 9, f. 3. 1804.
Basionym:	**
Type:	"Carolina", without data, Toerner Herb. s.n. (holotype: K).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Carex folliculata var. intumescens	Carex folliculata Linnaeus, var. intumescens (Rudge) Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 10: 32. 1825, nom. illegit.	Carex folliculata Linnaeus, var. major Pursh 1814; Carex intumescens Rudge 1804.
Carex folliculata var. major	Carex folliculata Linnaeus, var. major Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 42. 1814.	Carex intumescens Rudge 1804.
Carex grayi var. rariflora	Carex grayi J. Carey, var. rariflora Farwell, Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 22: 181. 1921.		MICHIGAN: Wayne Co.: Detroit, Mack Avenue Woods, 21 Jun 1919, Farwell 5259 (holotype: BLH).
Carex intumescens var. fernaldii	Carex intumescens Rudge, var. fernaldii L. H. Bailey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 418. 1893.		MAINE: Aroostook Co.: Without locality, 1893, Fernald 127 (holotype: ?).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1948 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UWAL0002579	Crenshaw	15 Jun 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16519	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025045	Chilton	14 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15141	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU146024	Calhoun	21 May 1993	Hutchinson, Francine 1517	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0044800	Winston	05 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3059	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens
UNA00000910	Marion	05 May 1980	Wiersema, John H. 1683a	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110893	Baldwin	26 Jun 1993	Anderson, Loran C. 14394	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
SAMF0007634	Clay	17 Apr 2010	Carroll, Katie 27	SAMF Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000041126	Elmore	14 Apr 2012	Pullen, Robert 385	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110982	Lauderdale	20 Jul 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18218	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00000995	Mobile	_ Apr 1868	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0013339	Coosa	30 May 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24156.1	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0056461	Winston	20 Jul 2002	England, Kevin J. 472	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens
SAMF0001369	Etowah	09 Apr 2012	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5120	SAMF Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0011432	Etowah	09 Apr 2012	Davenport, L.J. 5120	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
ALNHS00004990	Baldwin	10 May 2017	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3103	ALNHS Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110986	Randolph	24 Jun 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2241	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025317	Houston	10 Apr 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 18925	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110897	Calhoun	1 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 204	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00001026	Lamar	01 Jun 1978	Bryson, Charles T. 2074	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
ALNHS00002927	Colbert	23 Apr 2014	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1447	ALNHS Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0010969	Houston	05 Apr 2007	Kral, Robert 97858	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000042393	Montgomery	28 Aug 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22472	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
SAMF0001127	Shelby	23 Apr 1996	Langston, Robert D. 76	SAMF Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110899	Cherokee	19 Apr 2000	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10743	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0035127	Morgan	06 Sep 2015	England, J. Kevin 5701	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens
UNA00000915	Marion	05 May 1980	Wiersema, John H. 1687	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110919	Jackson	22 May 1975	Durham, Steven D. 443	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0053333	Tuscaloosa	08 May 2021	Bryson, Charles T. 25932	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000010203	Dale	10 May 1997	Rundell, Hannelore 125	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020240	Lee	29 May 1970	Moore, Harold D. 362	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
ALNHS00005797	Chilton	09 May 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3749	ALNHS Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0010484	Baldwin	03 Jun 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3646	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0056785	Franklin	26 May 2023	England, Kevin J. 13641	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens
SAMF0001126	Tuscaloosa	29 Apr 1982	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2241	SAMF Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0013453	Marengo	20 Apr 2013	England, J. Kevin 4149	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000010201	Conecuh	19 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17602	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110988	Randolph	24 Jun 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2241	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025044	Clay	02 May 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10670	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110918	Jackson	30 Jun 1996	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9006	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0010958	Washington	03 May 2007	Kral, Robert 97945	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge?
TROY000010205	Montgomery	28 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17674	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
USAM000004337	Mobile	12 May 1979	LeLong, Michel G. 10790	USAM Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020244	Russell	4 May 1973	Botts, Daniel A. 094	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UWAL0044610	Winston	06 May 2019	England, J. Kevin 10212	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens
TROY000038191	Bullock	19 Apr 2012	Dykes, Bailee 534	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110916	DeKalb	15 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17592	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00045779	Houston	05 May 1993	MacDonald, John R. 5986	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110903	Clay	14 Jun 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 2788	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020243	Monroe	1 Jun 1981	O'Halloran, K. 163	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
TROY000025042	Jefferson	23 May 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1510	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0017054	Talladega	04 May 2014	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13912	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025313	Barbour	17 Jul 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19542	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
USAM000004334	Mobile	09 Apr 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4316	USAM Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0011941	Conecuh	28 Jun 2011	Keener, Brian R. 6570	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025318	Pike	30 Jul 1996	Diamond, Alvin R. 10423	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110894	Calhoun	22 Jun 1982	Whetstone, R. David 11352	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110985	Marshall	30 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1992	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0010937	Conecuh	04 May 2007	Kral, Robert 97999	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000010200	Coffee	21 Apr 2000	Martin, Brian H. 595	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110908	Clay	9 Aug 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 516	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020245	Tallapoosa	10 May 1997	Tyler, Patricia J. TYLER57	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UWAL0044816	Lawrence	04 May 2014	England, J. Kevin 4833	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens
TROY000010224	Dale	06 Jun 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 770	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020242	Monroe	28 Apr 1981	Henderson, T. 003	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UNA00000984	Tuscaloosa	s.d.	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110914	Cleburne	20 Mar 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1428	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0015877	Bullock	10 May 2012	Dykes, Bailee 643	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025043	Tallapoosa	18 Apr 2006	Barger, T. Wayne 111	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
SAMF0001129	Etowah	23 Jun 2008	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3872	SAMF Carex intumescens Rudge
NY02192493	Greene	01 May 1980	John H. Wiersema 1641	NY Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000010206	Pike	27 Apr 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17444	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
USAM000004336	Mobile	11 Apr 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4316	USAM Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0002580	Henry	07 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96235	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000037972	Coosa	30 May 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24156a	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110917	Jackson	22 May 1975	Whetstone, R. David 3951	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020237	Choctaw	23 Apr 1994	Crouch, Virginia E. 865	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UNA00001016	Calhoun	08 May 1979	Wiersema, John H. 670	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
ALNHS00003963	Madison	23 May 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2357	ALNHS Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0019153	Walker	30 Jun 1989	Kral, Robert 76742	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110911	Cleburne	09 May 1996	Hruska, Susan E. 1244	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0010373	Washington	16 Apr 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7120	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00065141	Tuscaloosa	29 Apr 1982	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2241	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0030558	Covington	04 May 1987	Kral, Robert 73923	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0056071	Baldwin	01 Jun 2022	Keener, Brian R. 12472	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110901	Clay	2 May 1980	Whetstone, R. David 9934	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0013195	Marengo	20 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 3756	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020241	Macon	18 May 1972	Dooley, M.K. 182	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UNA00001021	Tuscaloosa	12 May 1948	Harper, Roland M. 4061	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110989	Talladega	11 Apr 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 3552	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00000975	Hale	30 Apr 1987	Bryson, Charles T. 5574	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000049662	Autauga	05 Nov 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1868	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
USAM000004333	Mobile	21 May 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4613	USAM Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110912	Cleburne	23 Jul 1980	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110915	Colbert	6 May 1978	Kral, Robert 61684	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000038403	Morgan	6 Sep 2015	England, J. Kevin 5701	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge Var. Intumescens
UNA00001001	Tuscaloosa	03 Jun 1952	Williams, B.C. s.n.	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00000970	Tuscaloosa	03 Jun 1951	Williams, B.C. s.n.	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000010204	Lee	05 Apr 2004	Kral, Robert 94855	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00000955	Tuscaloosa	03 Jun 1951	Williams, B.C. s.n.	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000045345	Marengo	20 Apr 2013	England, J. Kevin 4149	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025315	Henry	07 May 2005	Kral, Robert 96235	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110909	Clay	15 Apr 1980	Whetstone, R. David 9827	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0049823	Autauga	05 Nov 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1868	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110910	Cleburne	4 May 1995	Hruska, Susan E. 685	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0002578	Chilton	14 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15141	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00001011	Dallas	31 May 1980	Wiersema, John H. 1904	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
SAMF0001128	Shelby	22 May 1989	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2653	SAMF Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0042889	Baldwin	10 Apr 2004	Larsen, Harry S. 1156	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025314	Butler	12 Apr 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 18946	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110902	Clay	2 May 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10670	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0047827	Madison	06 Jun 2020	England, J. Kevin 11082	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens
UWAL0009641	Montgomery	28 Aug 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22472	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00056807	Marshall	23 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 172	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110981	Lauderdale	28 Jun 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18094	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00000975	Hale	30 Apr 1987	Bryson, Charles T. 5574	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110987	Randolph	23 Apr 1988	Nixon, Christopher F. 3755	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0056959	Dallas	09 Jun 2022	England, Kevin J. 12993	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110896	Calhoun	1 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 204	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0049383	Bullock	01 May 2017	Horne, Howard E. 3869	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
ALNHS00002902	Colbert	23 Apr 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-347	ALNHS Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110900	Cherokee	13 Jun 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15110	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0038923	Covington	07 May 2011	Hansen, Curtis J. 5042	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110895	Calhoun	20 Apr 1995	Hruska, Susan E. 629	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0013301	Fayette	21 Jun 2009	Younghance, Steve L. 207	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00001000	Greene	01 May 1980	Wiersema, John H. 1641	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0034656	Cleburne	23 Apr 1990	Kral, Robert 77369	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
ALNHS00006268	Shelby	19 Jul 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4097	ALNHS Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110906	Clay	2 May 1980	Whetstone, R. David 9934	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0015625	Lawrence	26 May 2012	England, J. Kevin 3481	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020238	DeKalb	30 Apr 1966	Searcy, James W.	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UNA00000985	Madison	02 Jun 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 753	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110983	Lawrence	25 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17694	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00000990	Cleburne	29 May 1970	Clonts, Jerry A. 777	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000049711	Autauga	05 Nov 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1868	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
USAM000004335	Mobile	21 May 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4613	USAM Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0014429	Colbert	26 Jun 2014	England, J. Kevin 4969	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110898	Calhoun	1 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 204	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000041635	Cullman	May 1906	Wolf, Wolfgang 483	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
ALNHS00002672	Colbert	23 Apr 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-347	ALNHS Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0018200	DeKalb	17 May 1985	Kral, Robert 72553	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000037162	Fayette	21 Jun 2009	Younghance, Steven L. 207	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110920	Jefferson	23 May 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1510	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000020239	Lee	20 Apr 1970	Ward, L.A. 080	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UNA00000990	Cleburne	29 May 1970	Clonts, Jerry A. 777	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000010225	Dale	07 Jun 2000	Woods, Michael 8132	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0044406	Baldwin	12 Apr 1994	Larsen, Harry S. 222	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00000950	Tuscaloosa	04 May 1959	Williamson, Nelda Kathleen s.n.	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110984	Limestone	29 Jun 1996	Ballard, J. Mark 5947	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UWAL0014195	Bullock	19 Apr 2012	Dykes, Bailee 534	UWAL Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000048021	Lawrence	02 Oct 1993	Blythe, Fennel 27	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110990	Winston	24 Apr 1976	Kral, Robert 57723	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
NY02192494	Greene	01 May 1980	John H. Wiersema 1641	NY Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110907	Clay	1 May 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1674	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
UNA00001026	Lamar	1 Jun 1978	Bryson, Charles T. 2074	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000046119	Conecuh	28 Jun 2011	Keener, Brian R. 6570	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge
SAMF0003511	Walker	30 Jun 1989	Kral, Robert 76742	SAMF Carex intumescens Rudge
JSU110913	Cleburne	23 Apr 1982	Whetstone, R. David 10925	JSU Carex intumescens Rudge
AUA000024335	Lee	8 Apr 2007	Davis, J.P. 017	AUA Carex Intumescens Rudge
UNA00000960	Tuscaloosa	03 Jun 1952	Williams, B.C. s.n.	UNA Carex intumescens Rudge
TROY000025316	Macon	05 Apr 2004	Kral, Robert 94863	TROY Carex intumescens Rudge

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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