NameThatPlant.net: Carex granularis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex granularis FAMILY Cyperaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Limestone Meadow Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex granularis FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-073:

Carex granularis FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Carex granularis var. granularis

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Carex granularis var. haleana

INCLUDING Poales, Cyperaceae, Cypereae (pars). North American Flora (Mackenzie, 1931-35)

Carex haleana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Carex granularis

COMMON NAME:
Limestone Meadow Sedge, Corncob Sedge

To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.

image of Carex granularis, Limestone Meadow Sedge, Corncob Sedge

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cagr3_001_lvd

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cagr3_003_lvd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex granularis FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex granularis FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-073:
Carex granularis FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Carex granularis var. granularis

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Carex granularis var. haleana

INCLUDING Poales, Cyperaceae, Cypereae (pars). North American Flora (Mackenzie, 1931-35)
Carex haleana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex granularis

4438

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Moist, nutrient-rich forests, especially bottomlands, mostly over calcareous rocks (limestone, dolostone, coquina limestone) or mafic rocks (diabase), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

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CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 3-ranked

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; 2-4 lateral spikes pistillate)

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

"We gardeners should be careful not to come between native birds and their partners, native plants. We've planted a number of nonnative species that are invading and degrading the wild habitats upon which birds depend. For example, Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) has aggressively formed monocultures across the US, and although birds readily consume its fruits, it is replacing once-diverse native food sources, including dogwoods and viburnums, limiting the nutritious variety of foods that were historically available throughout the year." — Janet Marinelli, The Wildlife Gardener's Guide

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