Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex verrucosa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Warty Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex verrucosa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-097:
Carex verrucosa FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex verrucosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Carex glaucescens var. androgyna
COMMON NAME:
Warty Sedge
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April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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April Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Terminal spike staminate, lateral spikes pistillate or androgynous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex verrucosa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex verrucosa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-097:
Carex verrucosa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex verrucosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Carex glaucescens var. androgyna
2055
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: pocosins, wet pinelands, pond cypress ponds, domes, and stringers, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal staminate; 3-7 lateral pistilate or androgynous
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p403
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p077
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p375
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