Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex longii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Long's Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex longii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-033?:
Carex albolutescens FAMILY Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Long's Sedge
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Keith Bradley kab_carex_longii_73524
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Inflorescences erect, 1-4.5cm long; spikes slightly separated to congested, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_carex_longii_73550
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Stems 3-8dm tall, much exceeding leaves. Principal leaf blades 2-4mm wide, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex longii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex longii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-033?:
Carex albolutescens
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
3952
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: bogs, low fields, bottomlands, oak flatwoods, 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/Fall
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (pistillate above)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Nutlets yellowish to brownish
Nutlet
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