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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus granitophilus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Granite Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus granitophilus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Cyperus granitophilus
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-011:
Cyperus aristatus FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus inflexus
COMMON NAME:
Granite Flatsedge
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Keith Bradley kab_c_granitophilus_2478
September Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_c_granitophilus_2478b
September Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Leaf blades strongly keeled, sheaths reddish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_c_granitophilus_2478c
September Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Spikes congested, subglobose. Bracts 2-5, 1-8cm long, 1-2mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_c_granitophilus_2478d
September Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
Spikelets quadrangular in cross-section, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Keith Bradley kab_c_granitophilus_2481
September Lancaster County SC
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus granitophilus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus granitophilus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus granitophilus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-011:
Cyperus aristatus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus inflexus
3963
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Granitic flatrocks, rarely on diabase flatrocks of the Piedmont, Altamaha Grit glades of the Coastal Plain, and sandstone outcrops of the Cumberland Plateau, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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