Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex retroflexa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Read more about Reflexed Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex retroflexa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex retroflexa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex retroflexa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex retroflexa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-005:
Carex retroflexa FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex retroflexa var. retroflexa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex retroflexa
COMMON NAME:
Reflexed Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_care9_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex retroflexa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex retroflexa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex retroflexa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex retroflexa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex retroflexa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-005:
Carex retroflexa
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex retroflexa var. retroflexa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex retroflexa
4293
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, especially over base-rich substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
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
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (staminate above)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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