Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Eastern Woodland Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-068:
Carex blanda FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex laxiflora var. blanda
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex blanda
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Woodland Sedge, Charming Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cabl_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_cabl_006_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm240405_8301
April Spartanburg County SC
Pacolet River Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm240405_8302
April Spartanburg County SC
Pacolet River Heritage Preserve
[these are not mature, but be aware that] Beaks of mature perigynia are abruptly bent and short, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm240405_8304
April Spartanburg County SC
Pacolet River Heritage Preserve
Perigynia are arranged spirally, and are crowded and not spaced apart, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-068:
Carex blanda
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Carex laxiflora var. blanda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex blanda
2275
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: cove forests, bottomlands, and other mesic, nutrient-rich forests, 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 & low alternate, 3-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal staminate, overtopped by 3-5 lateral pistillate
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".