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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex glaucescens   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-098:

Carex glaucescens   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Carex glaucescens

COMMON NAME:
Blue Sedge, Southern Waxy Sedge

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cagl5_001_lvd

        

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July        

Get to know this sedge: it's common and it may be a gateway to other sedges, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

Will Stuart    wil8461332183_f121c7bb4bb

July        

Stem terminated by a straw-colored male spike and 3-5 female spikes below, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

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July        

One of the few Carex species in Carolinas that are rather strongly glaucous, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).

Will Stuart    wil8461332183_f74747a509d

July        

Male spike terminal, upright, 3-5.5cm long, green turning brown, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex glaucescens   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex glaucescens   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-098:
Carex glaucescens   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex glaucescens