Native Plants
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Carex planostachys
Carex planostachys Kunze
Cedar Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
USDA Symbol: CAPL3USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Carex planostachys
Cedar Sedge
Cyperaceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake at 880 Military Dr., on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful on dry hillsides in shade.
Description: Dense perennial. Base is black, hard and knotty. Blades up to 2 dm long. Pistillate and staminate flowers widely separated on the culm. Infloresence a yellow spikelet, 12-18 mm long, surpassing the culms.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: Feb 27, 1994
Specimen number: 176
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0714
Accession Date: Apr 25, 1994
Accession Number: 52
Annotations: Monoecious (In flower)
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