OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex basiantha   FAMILY Cyperaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex basiantha   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-040?:

Carex willdenowii   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Carex willdenovii

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Carex willdenowii var. megarrhyncha

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Willdenow's Sedge, Widow Sedge


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex basiantha   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex basiantha   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-040?:
Carex willdenowii   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex willdenovii

INCLUDED WITHIN -
Carex willdenowii var. megarrhyncha

 

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3550

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Mesic forests, bottomlands, and lower slopes, over calcareous rocks or sediments, 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

Inflorescence usually a spike w staminate & pistillate flowers, staminate above

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish
Nutlet

 

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