Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Carex gravida
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex gravida var. gravida
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 030-17-003:
Carex gravida var. lunelliana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Carex gravida var. lunelliana
INCLUDING
Poales, Cyperaceae, Cypereae (pars). North American Flora (Mackenzie, 1931-35)
Carex lunelliana
COMMON NAME:
Heavy Sedge, Pregnant Sedge
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Bryan England bry_cgravida_fruits_2
April Wake County NC
Raleigh Nature Preserve
Inflorescence crowded, elongate, 2-4cm long. Scales acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Bryan England bry_cgravida_plant
April Wake County NC
Raleigh Nature Preserve
Plants without conspicuous rhizomes, per Flora of North America.
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Bryan England bry_cgravida_sheath
April Wake County NC
Raleigh Nature Preserve
Leaf sheaths loose, backs striped with green and white (not white-spotted), per Weakley's Flora.