Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex lurida
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Sallow Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex lurida
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-113:
Carex lurida FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex lurida
COMMON NAME:
Sallow Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_calu5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_calu5_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9787
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140601_294
May Greenville County SC
Furman University
Pistillate spikes oblong, 2.5-5.5cm long, 14-20mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140601_341
May Greenville County SC
Furman University
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4952
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4953
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4954
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4955
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0051
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Carex lurida on left; C. intumescens var. intumescens on right.
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JK Marlow jkm220510_7669
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_lurida_2
May Iredell County NC
Staminate spike 3-8cm long, 2mm broad. Pistillate spikes 2-3, oblong, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140604_458
June Greenville County SC
Furman University
Widest leaves (4.0-) 4.5-13 mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm190604_9013
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190604_9015
June Greenville County SC
Perigynia lustrous, ovoid, 6-10mm long, beaks nearly equaling body, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200625_6043
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0944
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_lurida_1
June Iredell County NC
Plants densely to loosely cespitose; rhizomes short, no more than 10cm, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2085
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230809_4916
August Greenville County SC
Core Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex lurida
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex lurida
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-113:
Carex lurida
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex lurida
1979
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: bogs, fens, swamps, marshes, ditches, and other wetlands, 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?
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Densely cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; 2-3 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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