Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carex manhartii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Blue Ridge Purple Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex manhartii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex manhartii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex manhartii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-070?:
Carex purpurifera FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex purpurifera
COMMON NAME:
Blue Ridge Purple Sedge, Manhart's Sedge
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JK Marlow jkm230428_2929
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
Mature leaf blades of sterile shoots 4-5 (-6) mm wide, green, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm230428_2930
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
Basal sheaths reddish purple, lustrous; sheaths 5-40 mm; blades green, midrib well developed, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm230428_2934
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
The leaflike bract of terminal female spike exceeds male spike (vs. shorter in C. purpurifera), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm230428_2935
April Greenville County SC
Mountain Bridge Wilderness
The basal part of the plant is red-purple, as in relatives C. gracilescens and C. purpurifera, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carex manhartii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex manhartii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex manhartii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex manhartii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-070?:
Carex purpurifera
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex purpurifera
4437
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: cove forests and montane oak-hickory forests, mostly at medium to fairly high elevations, especially over mafic rocks (such as amphibolite) and calcareous rocks (such as marble), but occurring on more acidic substrates as well, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA & SC
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; 2-4 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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