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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex bullata var. bullata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Carex bullata var. bullata has narrow, generally cylindrical female spikes (vs. broadly elliptical in var. greenei) and scabrous upper stems (vs. glabrous to weakly scabrous in var. greenei). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex bullata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex bullata var. bullata
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex bullata
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex bullata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-116:
Carex bullata FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex bullata
COMMON NAME:
Button Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cabu7_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex bullata var. bullata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex bullata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex bullata var. bullata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex bullata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex bullata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-116:
Carex bullata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex bullata
4772
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: bogs, seeps, depression swamps, usually in very acidic settings, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Densely cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (1-3 terminal spikes staminate; 1-2 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".