Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
In the field Parasol Sedge appears as a short tuft of leaves with flowering stems generally hidden within. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex microrhyncha
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex umbellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex umbellata
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex microrhyncha
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex umbellata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-042:
Carex umbellata FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex umbellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Carex abdita
COMMON NAME:
Parasol Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caum4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm080330_005
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
The C. tonsa / C. rugosperma / C. umbellata group needs critical study, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm080330_009
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
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JK Marlow s080330_a
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Leaf blades 10-20cm long, 1-3mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s080330_a2
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Culms [flowering stems] 1.5-10cm tall, hidden among the leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm090425_051
April Pickens County SC
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex microrhyncha
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex umbellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex umbellata
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex microrhyncha
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex umbellata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-042:
Carex umbellata
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex umbellata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Carex abdita
2656
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: limestone barrens, other barrens and glades, old fields, mowed areas, other open habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Mountains) (rare in Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; 1-3 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish/Purplish
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".