Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
The text in FNA (2002) makes plain the fact that the 2 varieties of Muehlenberg's Sedge are not very distinct. Perigynia of var. muehlenbergii normally have 5-9 veins (vs. var. enervis without veins) and are larger than those of var. enervis. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-009:
Carex muhlenbergii FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex muhlenbergii var. muhlenbergii
COMMON NAME:
Muhlenberg’s Sedge
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-009:
Carex muhlenbergii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex muhlenbergii var. muhlenbergii
4745
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic hammocks and woodlands, 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
Yellow-green or yellow-brown spikes
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (staminate above)
FRUIT:
Nutlet
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