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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex prasina
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Necklace Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex prasina
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-078:
Carex prasina FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex prasina
COMMON NAME:
Necklace Sedge, Drooping Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_capr12_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_capr12_003_lvd
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Gill Newberry gn1_7222
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Gill Newberry gn1_7225001
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Staminate spike 3-4cm long; 2-3 pistillate spikes, 3-4.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170414_661
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm170414_661b
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pistillate spikes linear, elongate, drooping, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm060506_041
May Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow jkm060506_044
May Oconee County SC
Clemson Forest
Leaf blades glabrous, 2-4mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex prasina
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex prasina
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-078:
Carex prasina
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex prasina
2264
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: seepage swamps, brook banks, rocky stream margins, rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inf: spikes (terminal norm. gynecandrous, oft staminate; 2-3 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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