Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cyperus plukenetii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyperus plukenetii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-01-034:
Cyperus plukenetii
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cyperus retrofractus var. retrofractus
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cyperus retrofractus
COMMON NAME:
Starburst Flatsedge, Plukenet’s Flatsedge, Plukenet’s Sedge
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JK Marlow jkm161001_050
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
The peduncles are of unequal length, the bracts shorter than longest peduncle, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm161001_055
September Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Spikes strongly obovate, composed of many sharp, backward-oriented scales, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.