Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Necklace Sedge is a member of section Ovales, so great care must be taken when identifying. Unlike many in the group, most perigynia of C. projecta stick outwards, creating a bristly appearance to the spikes but not as extreme as in C. cristatella. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex projecta   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Carex projecta

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)

Carex projecta

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Carex projecta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-029:

Carex projecta   FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
Necklace Sedge

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_capr9_001_lvd

        

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex projecta   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex projecta   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex projecta

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex projecta

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex projecta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-029:
Carex projecta   FAMILY Cyperaceae