Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-089:
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caca15_001_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_caroliniana
May Catawba County NC
Perigynia roundish when mature w no flattish faces, w short but distinct beaks, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-089:
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex caroliniana
2274
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
Habitat: floodplain forests, depression swamps, less commonly in mesic to dry-mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike gynecandrous; 2-3 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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