Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex lupuliformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about False Hop Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex lupuliformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Carex lupulina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-121:
Carex lupuliformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
False Hop Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_calu3_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_c_lupuliformis_0024
March Glades County FL
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area
Perigynia ascending to spreading, sessile, lance-ovoid, shiny, glabrous;..., per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex lupuliformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex lupuliformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Carex lupulina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-121:
Carex lupuliformis
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
3448
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
Habitat: Wet forests, floodplain pools, swamps, riverbanks, especially in or around seasonal ponded areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes short
FLOWER:
Summer
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; 1-5 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
Summer
Nutlet
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