...Wet
...Moist
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Tussock Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex stricta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex stricta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-101:
Carex stricta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Carex stricta
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Carex strictior
COMMON NAME:
Tussock Sedge, Upright Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cast8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cast8_004_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_stricta_5073
April Orange County NC
This may be the most common wetland sedge in eastern North America, per Flora of North America.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_stricta_5075
April Orange County NC
[all] spikes erect [none pendant], per Flora of North America.