Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-089:
Carex caroliniana FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Sedge
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_caroliniana
May Catawba County NC
Perigynia roundish when mature w no flattish faces, w short but distinct beaks, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-089:
Carex caroliniana
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex caroliniana
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