Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Baldwin's Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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PLANTS National Database
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-036c:
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) (?)
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Cyperus globulosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cyperus globulosus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus globosus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus multiflorus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus plankii
COMMON NAME:
Baldwin's Flatsedge
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cygl3_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_croceus_76944
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_cyperus_croceus76944b
July Miami-Dade County FL
Spikes subglobose, dense, 5-20mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0548
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190802_0552
August Greenville County SC
Bracts similar to leaf blades, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s000809_a
August Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus croceus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-036c:
Cyperus retrorsus var. robustus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) (?)
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Cyperus globulosus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cyperus globulosus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus globosus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus multiflorus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus plankii
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Coastal Plain & GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Look for it in pine savannas, pine flatwoods, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Olive/Reddish
Nutlet
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