Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
In the field Parasol Sedge appears as a short tuft of leaves with flowering stems generally hidden within. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Carex microrhyncha
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-042:
Carex umbellata FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex umbellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Carex abdita
COMMON NAME:
Parasol Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caum4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm080330_005
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
The C. tonsa / C. rugosperma / C. umbellata group needs critical study, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm080330_009
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow s080330_a
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Leaf blades 10-20cm long, 1-3mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s080330_a2
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Culms [flowering stems] 1.5-10cm tall, hidden among the leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm090425_051
April Pickens County SC
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Carex microrhyncha
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-042:
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex umbellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Carex abdita
2656
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Old fields, other 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?
FLOWER:
Winter/SpringFall
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; 1-3 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
Winter/SpringFall
Yellowish/Purplish
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
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Or try alternate spellings: If "wooly" doesn't work, try "woolly" or just "wool".