NameThatPlant.net: Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis FAMILY Cyperaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

The text in FNA (2002) makes plain the fact that the 2 varieties of Muehlenberg's Sedge are not very distinct. Perigynia of var. enervis lack veins and are smaller than those of var. muehlenbergii. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-009?:

Carex muhlenbergii FAMILY Cyperaceae

COMMON NAME:
Muhlenberg’s Sedge

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-009?:
Carex muhlenbergii FAMILY Cyperaceae

4848

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Dry and often acidic woodlands and meadows, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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
Yellow-green or yellow-brown spikes
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

Inflorescences: spikes w both staminate & pistillate flowers (staminate above)

FRUIT:
Nutlet

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