Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex rosea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Closely related to C. radiata and C. appalachica. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex rosea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-006:
Carex rosea FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex convoluta
COMMON NAME:
Rosy Sedge
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caro22_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm170408_460
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm250424_0003
April Greenville County SC
Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve
Stigmas usually tightly coiled, even in fruit (vs. usually slightly in C. radiata & C. socialis, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm250424_2767
April Greenville County SC
Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm250424_2769
April Greenville County SC
Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve
Plants clump-forming, leaves hairless & V-shaped in cross-section when young, per www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_rosea_540
May Catawba County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_rosea_555
May Catawba County NC
Perigynia not over 4.0mm long, (6)7-14(20) per spike, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_carex_rosea_558
May Catawba County NC
Perigynia spreading or reflexed at maturity, lower 1/3-1/2 corky-thickened, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex rosea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex rosea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-006:
Carex rosea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex convoluta
1994
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic hardwood forests, especially over basic substrates, 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?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (staminate above)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish/ Brownish
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".