Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex tribuloides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carex at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-030:
Carex tribuloides FAMILY Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Blunt Broom Sedge
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_tribuloides_tribu_1
May Iredell County NC
Inflorescences straight and stiff, the lower spikes overlapping, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm190604_8966
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_tribuloides_tribu_2
July Iredell County NC
Spikes 6-15, overlapping or distinct, ovoid-oblong to globose, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex tribuloides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-030:
Carex tribuloides
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
2262
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Bottomland forests, 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/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (pistillate above)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish/Brownish
Nutlet
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