Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex amphibola
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Very similar to C. corrugata, and both often have a transverse crease near the tip of the perigynium. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex amphibola
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex amphibola var. amphibola
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-075:
Carex amphibola FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex amphibola
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_caam8_001_pvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_caam8_003_pvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex amphibola
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex amphibola
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Carex amphibola var. amphibola
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-075:
Carex amphibola
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex amphibola
4462
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Moist loamy forests, bottomlands, slopes, uplands, 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?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike staminate; 2-4 lateral spikes pistillate)
FRUIT:
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".