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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trichophorum cespitosum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trichophorum cespitosum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Trichophorum cespitosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trichophorum caespitosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Scirpus cespitosus
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-001:
Scirpus cespitosus var. callosus FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus caespitosus
COMMON NAME:
Deerhair Bulrush, Deergrass, Tufted Bulrush
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_scce2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120505_181
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Perennial in dense tussocks, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120505_212
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Culms terete or nearly so, smooth, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120505_212b
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Spikelet solitary, involucral bract absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120505_304
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120505_305
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Scales brown, 3mm long, acute, caducous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120505_310
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtcaespitosu_habitatlg
August? Burke County NC
Linville Gorge
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtcaespitosum_gf1
August? Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
Culms 20-50cm tall, densely ribbed. Blades absent or to 1cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmtcaespitosum_gf2
August? Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm080924_086
September Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Trichophorum cespitosum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trichophorum cespitosum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Trichophorum cespitosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Trichophorum caespitosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Scirpus cespitosus
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-001:
Scirpus cespitosus var. callosus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus caespitosus
1530
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Cliffs receiving fog/cloud deposition and seepage, mostly at high elevations, over amphibolite, granite, gneiss, or schist, notably at Grandfather Mountain, Roan Mountain, Mount LeConte, Whiteside Mountain, and Chimney Rock, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, blades absent or to 1cm long
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brownish
Nutlet
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