Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex striatula
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Lined Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex striatula
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-065:
Carex striatula FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex laxiflora var. angustifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex laxiflora
COMMON NAME:
Lined Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cast17_001_lvd
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Glen Peterson gkp_0224_carex
May Spartanburg County SC
Terminal spike staminate, lateral spikes pistillate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Glen Peterson gkp_0224_carex_culms
May Spartanburg County SC
The distinction of this species as separate from C. laxiflora is problematic, per Weakley's Flora.
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Glen Peterson gkp_0239_carex_wholeplant
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaf blades coriaceous, glaucous, 3-8mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Glen Peterson gkp_0254_carex_marginstam
May Spartanburg County SC
Staminate scales oblong-ovate, margins hyaline [translucent] (or light brown), per Flora of North America.
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Glen Peterson gkp_0275_carex_achene
May Spartanburg County SC
Achenes elongate-obovoid, per Flora of North America.
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Glen Peterson gkp_0282_carex_perigynium
May Spartanburg County SC
Perigynia (papery sheath enveloping nutlet) strongly nerved, whitish, fusiform, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Glen Peterson gkp_0283_carex_bract
May Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex striatula
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex striatula
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-065:
Carex striatula
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex laxiflora var. angustifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex laxiflora
3571
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Bottomland and other nutrient-rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 3-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; (1)2-3(4) lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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