Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex laevivaginata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Smooth-sheath Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex laevivaginata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-016:
Carex laevivaginata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex laevi-vaginata
COMMON NAME:
Smooth-sheath Sedge
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7827
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7830
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Beak of the perigynium as long as, or longer than, the body, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm220517_7831
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
The leaf sheath's thickened cartilaginous summit can be felt by one's finger as a distinct bump, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex laevivaginata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex laevivaginata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-016:
Carex laevivaginata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex laevi-vaginata
2267
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in marshes, swamp forests, alluvial forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (staminate above)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish/ Brownish
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!