Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex abscondita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Carex cumberlandensis has been split out from abscondita. They may occur in the same forest, so identify with caution. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex abscondita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-062:
Carex abscondita FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex abscondita
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex magnifolia
COMMON NAME:
Thicket Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caab5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_caab5_003_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0895
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Peduncles of proximal spikes usually erect, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210603_0903
June Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaf blades dark green to grayish blue-green, usually exceeding culms, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex abscondita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex abscondita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-062:
Carex abscondita
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex abscondita
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex magnifolia
2277
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Bottomlands, other mesic forests, seepage swamps, 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 & low alternate, 3-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Loosely or densely cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; 2-3 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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