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Carex prionophylla

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Name

Identification
Isotype of Carex prionophylla Holm [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by L.A. Standley (WTU),, Carex tolmiei Boott [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Carex nelsonii Mack. [family CYPERACEAE ] Verified by V. Rowland,,
Related name
  • Carex prionophylla
  • Carex nelsonii
  • Carex tolmiei

Flora

Entry for Carex scopulorum T. Holm var. prionophylla (T. Holm) L. A. Standley [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 scopulorum T. Holm var. prionophylla (T. Holm) L. A. Standley [family CYPERACEAE], Syst. Bot. Monogr., 7: 86. 1985
Carex prionophylla T. Holm [family CYPERACEAE], Amer. J. Sci., 164: 423. 1902
Carex miserabilis Mackenzie [family CYPERACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Peter W. Ball
A. A. Reznicek
Information
Culms 35–90 cm, scabrous on angles. Leaves: proximal sheaths red-brown, fronts with (red) pale brown spots, prominently ladder-fibrillose, bladeless, glabrous, backs scabrous; leaf blades 3–6 mm wide. Perigynia ellipsoid to obovoid, apex acute. 2n = 74.
Phenology Fruiting
jul
summer
aug
Altitude range
1000–1400 m;
Distribution
USA IdahoUSA Mont.USA Wash.Canada B.C.
Discussion
Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla usually occurs at somewhat lower elevations than var. bracteosa. Where the two are sympatric, they can be distinguished by the bladeless, ladder-fibrillose basal sheaths and the narrower ellipsoid perigynia of var. prionophylla.

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