Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Eastern Woodland Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-068:
Carex blanda FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex laxiflora var. blanda
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex blanda
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Woodland Sedge, Charming Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cabl_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cabl_006_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-068:
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex laxiflora var. blanda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex blanda
2275
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: cove forests, bottomlands, and other mesic, nutrient-rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 3-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal staminate, overtopped by 3-5 lateral pistillate
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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