Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex atlantica
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Prickly Bog Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Carex atlantica var. atlantica
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-024 & 025:
Carex atlantica FAMILY Cyperaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Carex incomperta
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex atlantica
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex incomperta
COMMON NAME:
Prickly Bog Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cain31_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9783
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaf blades 1.5-3mm wide. Spikes more than 1 per culm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210426_9789
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Spikes mostly uniform, sessile. Perigynia broadly ovoid, spreading, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0040
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0072
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7530
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex atlantica
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Carex atlantica var. atlantica
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-024 & 025:
Carex atlantica
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Carex incomperta
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex atlantica
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex incomperta
4449
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: bogs and seepages, 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
Inflorescence a spike
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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