3550

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious

Native to the Carolinas

Documented growing wild in - NC SC

Rare

Look for it in mesic forests, bottomlands, and lower slopes, over calcareous rocks or sediments, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate, 3-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence usually a spike w staminate & pistillate flowers, staminate above

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish
Nutlet

 

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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Carex basiantha   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex basiantha   FAMILY Cyperaceae

LESS THAN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 030-17-040?:
Carex willdenowii   FAMILY Cyperaceae

LESS THAN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Carex willdenovii