Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex swanii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Swan's Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex swanii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-087:
Carex swanii FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex swanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Carex virescens var. swanii
COMMON NAME:
Swan's Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_casw_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm230523_3314
May Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230523_3316
May Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230523_3317
May Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
Terminal spike with over 30% of the flowers pistillate. Perigynia densely pubescent, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8969
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Perigynia densely pubescent, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8970
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Terminal spike gynecandrous [pistillate flwrs above staminate of same spike], per Weakley's Flora (2018).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex swanii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex swanii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-087:
Carex swanii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex swanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Carex virescens var. swanii
2662
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Nutrient-rich forests, woodlands, and openings, 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.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike gynecandrous; 3-4 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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