Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Carex fraseriana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cymophyllus fraserianus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Carex fraseri
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-16-001:
Cymophyllus fraseri
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fraser's Sedge, Lily-leaf Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyfr_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140418_147
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Female flowers below the male, with a sac (perigynium) around the pistil, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm140418_197
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cottony white flowers above a clump of strap-shaped leaves up to 2" wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm160423_442443
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Culms compressed or terete, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_carex_fraseriana_5481
May Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain State Park
The broad, straplike leaf... is unique in Cyperaceae, per Flora of North America.
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Keith Bradley kab_carex_fraseriana_5503
May Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain State Park
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JK Marlow jkm111008_929
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
No midvein on the leaves, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.