Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Cypress-knee Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex decomposita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex decomposita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-013:
Carex decomposita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Carex decomposita
COMMON NAME:
Cypress-knee Sedge, Epiphytic Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cade6_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cade6_003_lvd
The branched or twice-compound inflorescence is a key ID character, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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Alicia Jackson agj_3843
June Brunswick County NC
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Alicia Jackson agj_3848_sheath
June Brunswick County NC
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Alicia Jackson agj_7259_
June Brunswick County NC
Large, dense tussocks with long flowering stems (culms) that arch outward, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Alicia Jackson agj_7276_
June Brunswick County NC
The branched inflorescence is distinctive, once learned, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.