Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Trichophorum cespitosum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trichophorum cespitosum
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Trichophorum caespitosum
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-08-001:
Scirpus cespitosus var. callosus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Scirpus caespitosus
COMMON NAME:
Deerhair Bulrush, Deergrass
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JK Marlow jkm120505_181
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Perennial in dense tussocks, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120505_212
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Culms terete or nearly so, smooth, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm120505_212b
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Spikelet solitary, involucral bract absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120505_305
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Scales brown, 3mm long, acute, caducous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmtcaespitosum_gf1
August? Avery County NC
Grandfather Mountain
Culms 20-50cm tall, densely ribbed. Blades absent or to 1cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.