Home/Species/ Carex timida

Carex timida

Naczi & B. A. Ford

G3Vulnerable (G2G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133288

Element CodePMCYP03KW0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Concept Reference

Naczi, R. F. and R. A. Ford. 2001. Systematics of the Carex jamesii complex (Cyperaceae: Sect. Phyllostachyae). Sida 19(4): 853-884.

Taxonomic Comments

Carex timida is recognized as distinct and rare from the common sedge Carex jamesii. Carex timida is considered distinct from C. jamesii based on its red-purple shoot bases, tall culms, short staminate portions of the spikes and short perigynium beaks (Naczi and Ford 2001).

Conservation Status

Review Date2010-11-08

Change Date2010-11-08

Edition Date2002-05-07

Edition AuthorsOliver, L.

Rank Reasons

Carex timida is a newly recognized sedge in the Carex jamesii complex. It is considered rare and occurs in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee (Naczi and Ford 2001).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Mesic deciduous forests and woods; mixed deciduous and juniper woodlands. Sometimes along rivers or creeks. Occurs on lime-rich substrates. 200500 m

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - Mixed

Palustrine Habitats

FORESTED WETLANDRiparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	S1	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S2	Yes
Ohio	S2	Yes
Arkansas	S2	Yes
Missouri	S2	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Missouri (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Swan Creek Rare II Study Area	Mark Twain National Forest	7,310

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 23. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 608 pp.
Naczi, R. F. and R. A. Ford. 2001. Systematics of the Carex jamesii complex (Cyperaceae: Sect. Phyllostachyae). Sida 19(4): 853-884.
Naczi, R. F., R. Kral, and C. T. Bryson. 2001. Carex cumberlandensis, a new species of Section Careyanae (Cyperaceae) from the Eastern United States of America. Sida 19(4): 993-1014.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).