Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex cephalophora
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
All spikes are crowded at the summit of the flowering stem, forming an ovoid shape (unlike C. muehlenbergii, which has a more elongate inflorescence). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex cephalophora
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-008:
Carex cephalophora
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex cephalophora
COMMON NAME:
Oval-leaf Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cace_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cace_003_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_cephalophora_1
June Iredell County NC
Terminal dense spikes w female flowers protruding outward in all directions, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_cephalophora_2
July Iredell County NC
Stem is erect, triangular in cross-section, slender, smooth, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex cephalophora
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex cephalophora
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-008:
Carex cephalophora
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex cephalophora
2273
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, rare in GA & NC Coastal Plain)
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, especially oak-hickory forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Light greenish with a copper caste
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (staminate above)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish/Brownish
Nutlet
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