Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex debilis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about White-edged Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex debilis var. debilis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Carex debilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-084a:
Carex debilis var. debilis FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex debilis
COMMON NAME:
White-edge Sedge, Weak Sedge
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_debilis_2
April Catawba County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_debilis_3
April Catawba County NC
Perigynia broadest below middle, tapering to a conspicuous beak, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7504
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230523_3263
May Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_debilis_1
May Catawba County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex debilis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex debilis var. debilis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Carex debilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-084a:
Carex debilis var. debilis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex debilis
2271
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: swamps, bogs, other moist to wet habitats, 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.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Densely cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inf: spikes (terminal staminate or occ. gynecandrous; 2-5 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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