Vascular Plant Database Common Name Results
Vascular Plant Database Common Name Results
Vascular Plant Herbarium
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Common Name: purple sedge
Family Name: Cyperaceae
SPECIES
- Carex purpurifera
Mackenzie
Common Name: purple sedge
Synonyms:
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• Carex laxiflora Lam. var. purpurifera (Mackenzie) Gleason
*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
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