Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

All spikes are crowded at the summit of the flowering stem, forming an ovoid shape (unlike C. muehlenbergii, which has a more elongate inflorescence). Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex cephalophora   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-008:

Carex cephalophora   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Carex cephalophora

COMMON NAME:
Oval-leaf Sedge

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cace_001_lvd

        

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_cace_003_lvd

        

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_carex_cephalophora_1

June    Iredell County    NC

Terminal dense spikes w female flowers protruding outward in all directions, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_carex_cephalophora_2

July    Iredell County    NC

Stem is erect, triangular in cross-section, slender, smooth, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex cephalophora   FAMILY Cyperaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-008:
Carex cephalophora   FAMILY Cyperaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex cephalophora