...Moist
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Carex plantaginea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex plantaginea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 030-17-057:
Carex plantaginea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Seersucker Sedge, Plantainleaf Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_capl4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0403g_21
March Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Flowering stem usually leafless w a terminal male spike, 3-4 female spikes, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm0403g_33
March Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm160423_441
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160423_455
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Tim Spira tps_cplantaginea
May
Bright green 10" foliage that puckers between the veins. Leaves 0.5-1" wide, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm060806_030
August Polk County NC
Numerous leaves to 2' long, strongly red-purple tinged at the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.