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Carex owyheensis

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Name

Identification
Carex owyheensis A. Nelson [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by A. Nelson, 1912
Related name
  • Carex luzulina
  • Carex owyheensis
  • Carex ablata

Flora

Entry for Carex luzulina Olney var. ablata ( L. H. Bailey) F. J. Hermann [family CYPERACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 23,
Names
Carex luzulina Olney var. ablata ( L. H. Bailey) F. J. Hermann [family CYPERACEAE], Rhodora, 70: 420. 1968
Carex ablata L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE], Bot. Gaz., 13: 82. 1888
Carex luzulifolia var. ablata (L. H. Bailey) Kükenthal [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex owyheensis A. Nelson [family CYPERACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Peter W. Ball
A. A. Reznicek
Information
Spikes lax. Pistillate scales dark purple with paler midvein usually less than 0.2 mm wide and not extending to tip, apex usually acute. Perigynia ascending, usually mostly purple at least distally.
Phenology Fruiting
summer
jun
jul
aug
Altitude range
1200–2200 m.;
Distribution
USA Calif.USA IdahoUSA Mont.USA Nev.USA Oreg.USA UtahUSA Wash.USA Wyo.Canada B.C.
Discussion
The two varieties of Carex luzulina recognized above can usually be distinguished by the key characters; some populations are intermediate.

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