Aquatic
...Wet
...Moist
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Carex crinita var. crinita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex crinita var. crinita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 030-17-103a:
Carex crinita var. crinita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fringed Sedge, Drooping Sedge
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Gill Newberry gn05_carix_crinita
May
The 2-5" pistillate spikes have a tiny flower tucked into each scale, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm0506m_33b
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Slim pendulous spikes on 3-5' stems, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm0506m_35
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Densely cespitose perennial. Leaf blades 5-10mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.