Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex misera
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Wretched Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex misera
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-080:
Carex misera FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex misera
COMMON NAME:
Wretched Sedge
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JK Marlow jkm120505_187
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Deerhair Bulrush on the left; Wretched Sedge on the right.
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JK Marlow jkm120505_187b
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaves to 16" long. Flowering stems to 18" long, arching down and outward, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm120505_194
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
A softly hairy, purplish, basal sheath encircles the stem, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm120505_206
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Spikes reddish-brown; male solitary & terminal, 2-3 female below the male, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex misera
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex misera
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-080:
Carex misera
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex misera
3492
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Moderate to high elevation cliffs and rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & 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:
Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal normally staminate; 1-3 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Summer
Nutlet
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