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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Leaves are unique in NC's Carex in being very broad and the surface generally puckered like seersucker fabric. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex plantaginea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex plantaginea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-057:
Carex plantaginea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Carex plantaginea
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 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
The "semi-naked" flowering stems of Plantainleaf Sedge are distinctive, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm060806_030
August Polk County NC
Bright green 10" foliage that puckers between the veins. Leaves 0.5-1" wide, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.