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2868
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in
GA
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Uncommon
Look for it in mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal or alternate, 3-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring
Purplish
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a spike
FRUIT:
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Carex picta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex picta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Painted Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_capi5_001_lvd
...Moist
...Variable
...Dry