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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Isolepis carinata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Keeled Bulrush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Isolepis carinata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Isolepis carinata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-002:
Scirpus koilolepis FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus carinatus
COMMON NAME:
Keeled Bulrush
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmicarinata_far1
May Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Inflorescence of 1-3 ovoid, sessile spikelets, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmicarinata_cabin
Month Unknown Clarendon County SC
Culms 6-20cm tall, coarsely ribbed. Blades to 20cm long, 0.5-1mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Isolepis carinata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Isolepis carinata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Isolepis carinata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-002:
Scirpus koilolepis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Scirpus carinatus
2654
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Moist soils adjacent to granitic flatrocks, seepage areas, ephemeral pools, moist sandy sites, low fields, ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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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
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Nutlet
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