Aquatic
...Wet
...Moist
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Read more about Dulichium at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dulichium arundinaceum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-02-001:
Dulichium arundinaceum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Dulichium arundinaceum
COMMON NAME:
Threeway Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_duar3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_duar3_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm130824_606
August Spartanburg County SC
Short axillary clusters of spikelets (vs. Cyperus with terminal spikelets), per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm130824_609
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140816_735
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm140816_737
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm151024_582
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Dulichium and Cyperus are the only genera of sedges with florets 2-ranked, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm151024_585
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Its distinctly 3-ranked leaf arrangement is best seen from directly above, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm151024_587
October Greenville County SC
Blue Wall Preserve
Leaves have rough margins, clasping bases, and pointed tips, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Keith Bradley kab_d_arundinaceum_8619
November Lexington County SC
Shealey's Pond Heritage Preserve
Numerous flowers grow in twice-branched clusters from upper leaf axils, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.