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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex frankii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Frank's Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex frankii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-110:
Carex frankii FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex frankii
COMMON NAME:
Frank's Sedge
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Gill Newberry gn06_carex_frankii
June
Along the stem are 3-7 dense, greenish, cylindric, pistillate spikes , per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex frankii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex frankii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-110:
Carex frankii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex frankii
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