NameThatPlant.net: Carex complanata

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

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

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Most often confused with C. caroliniana and C. hirsutella. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex complanata FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-090:

Carex complanata FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
Hirsute Sedge

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex complanata FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-090:
Carex complanata FAMILY Cyperaceae

4455

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Bottomland forests and swamps, depression swamps, drier barrens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike gynecandrous; 2-3 lateral pistillate)

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet

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