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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Carex festucacea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex festucacea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex festucacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex festucacea
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Carex festucacea
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-037:
Carex festucacea FAMILY Cyperaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fescue Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cafe3_001_pvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cafe3_003_pvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Carex festucacea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex festucacea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex festucacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex festucacea
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Carex festucacea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-037:
Carex festucacea
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
5021
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomland forests, depression ponds and swamps, wet meadows, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (pistillate above)
FRUIT:
Nutlet
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