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Carex picta

Carex picta Steud.

Boott's Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

USDA Symbol: CAPI5

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
County: Dawson
State: GA
Location Notes: Indian Rocks Park, Big Canoe.
Accession date: 2014-08-04
Filename: A_C_IMG0407.JPG
Slide Index: 12896800695_62a937261e_o.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: A flowering pistillate plant. Photographer's note: "Boott's sedge is uncommon in Georgia, especially in the eastern and northern parts of the State. It can form large patches and is sometimes called the "donut hole sedge". Often the center of a patch will die causing a colony to form a "donut". Patches will bloom in late winter. Female flowers are extremely rare. Apparently most colonies represent male plants. In this huge patch there were four or five blooming female plants. I felt very lucky to have seen the female flowers."
Date Taken: 2014-03-01
NPIN Image Id: 39433

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By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2014-08-04

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