Carex projecta Mackenzie
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- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Botanical Name
- Carex projecta Mackenzie
- Common Name
- Necklace Sedge
- Synonym(s)
- Carex tribuloides Wahl., in part, of Atlas III
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Carex projecta Mackenzie
- Comments
- Carex projecta bears a close resemblance to C. tribuloides. It is generally distinguished by a more arching or nodding inflorescence with lower spikes usually separated, perigynia more spreading, and leaf sheaths friable at the summit. Until a thorough study of the two species is done, the status and distribution of C. projecta in Virginia will remain obscure. It is a northern species, probably limited (or mostly so) to our mountain counties and also often occurring in drier, more upland habitats than C. tribuloides.
- Habitat
- Moist soils of fields, clearings, balds, and upland forests; ascends to near 1675 m (5500 ft) elevation on Whitetop Mountain. Known from scattered collections in the mountains and n. Piedmont, its status is currently uncertain.
- Native Status
- Native
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