Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex jamesii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex jamesii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-041:
Carex jamesii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex jamesii
COMMON NAME:
James's Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caja2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex jamesii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex jamesii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-041:
Carex jamesii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex jamesii
2197
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas
Rare
Habitat: Nutrient-rich bottomlands and mesic slopes over calcareous or mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence usually a spike w staminate & pistillate flowers, staminate above
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish
Nutlet
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