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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus retrorsus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Pineland Flatsedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus retrorsus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Cyperus retrorsus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-036a:
Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus retrorsus
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus torreyi
COMMON NAME:
Pineland Flatsedge, Pine-barren Flatsedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyto_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_c_retrorsus_77984
September Highlands County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_c_retrorsus_77984b
September Highlands County FL
Leaves mostly basal, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Keith Bradley kab_c_retrorsus_77984c
September Highlands County FL
Spikes cylindric or subcylindric, less than 1cm broad, less than 3x as long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyperus retrorsus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyperus retrorsus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Cyperus retrorsus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-036a:
Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus retrorsus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyperus torreyi
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Habitat: Dry woodlands, forests, and rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p212
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p152
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