Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex projecta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Necklace Sedge is a member of section Ovales, so great care must be taken when identifying. Unlike many in the group, most perigynia of C. projecta stick outwards, creating a bristly appearance to the spikes but not as extreme as in C. cristatella. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex projecta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex projecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex projecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex projecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-029:
Carex projecta FAMILY Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Necklace Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_capr9_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex projecta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex projecta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex projecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex projecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex projecta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-029:
Carex projecta
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
4847
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Moist forests, fens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (pistillate above)
FRUIT:
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".