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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae
FAMILY
Juncaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Luzula at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula acuminata ssp. carolinae
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Luzula acuminata ssp. carolinae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-001b:
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae FAMILY Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncoides carolinae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Woodrush, Southern Hairy Woodrush
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_juca11_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm240213_7366
February Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm240213_7376
February Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160319_016b
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160319_018
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160326_118
March Laurens County SC
Luzula leaf blades flat & ciliate (vs. Juncus either flat or terete, glabrous), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm240312_7704
March Greenville County SC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_l_acuminata_carolin_4
March Catawba County NC
Inflorescences of var. carolinae usually branching, pedicels commonly paired, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn1_l_acuminata_caroli
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160421_328
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160421_331
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm170413_557
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Inflorescence compound; most primary pedicels with 1-4 secondary ones, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170413_561
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3563
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Flowers borne singly, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3743
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_l_acuminata_carolin_2
April Catawba County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_l_acuminata_carolin_3
April Catawba County NC
Basal leaves 32cm x 12mm, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm160503_274
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula acuminata ssp. carolinae
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Luzula acuminata ssp. carolinae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-001b:
Luzula acuminata var. carolinae
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Juncoides carolinae
873
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in GA Piedmont (rare in Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Straw/ Brown
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
6 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Green
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p214
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p387
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