Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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
Habitat: Bottomland forests and swamps, depression swamps, drier barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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 (terminal spike gynecandrous; 2-3 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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