Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex complanata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Most often confused with C. caroliniana and C. hirsutella. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex complanata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-090:
Carex complanata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex complanata var. complanata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex complanata
COMMON NAME:
Hirsute Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caco9_001_pvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Carex complanata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex complanata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-090:
Carex complanata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex complanata var. complanata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex complanata
4455
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Piedmont & Coastal Plain (rare in Mountains)
Habitat: Bottomland forests and swamps, depression swamps, drier barrens, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Unisexual
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike gynecandrous; 2-3 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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