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Carex vulgaris

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Name

Identification
Carex nigra (L.) Reichard [family CYPERACEAE ] (stored under name); Carex vulgaris Meinsh. [family CYPERACEAE ]
Related name
  • Carex orbicularis
  • Carex vulgaris
  • Carex juncella
  • Carex nigra
  • Carex aquatilis
  • Carex hindsii
  • Carex caespitosa
  • Carex kelloggii
Common name
  • Carex noir, Flora of North America Vol. 23

Flora

Entry for Carex lenticularis Michaux var. limnophila (T. Holm) Cronquist [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 lenticularis Michaux var. limnophila (T. Holm) Cronquist [family CYPERACEAE], in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W., 1: 279. 1969
Carex vulgaris L. H. Bailey var. limnophila T. Holm [family CYPERACEAE], Amer. J. Sci., 167: 307. 1904
Carex goodenovii Gay var. limnophila (T. Holm) M. E. Jones [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex hindsii C. B. Clarke [family CYPERACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Peter W. Ball
A. A. Reznicek
Information
Culms 17–78 cm. Leaf blades 2–4 mm wide. Inflorescences: peduncle of proximal spike 1 cm or longer; proximal bract 3–4 mm wide. Spikes: proximal 3–7 spikes pistillate, 1.5–3.6 cm × 4–6 mm; terminal spike staminate. Pistillate scales red-brown or black. Perigynia 5–7-veined on each face, ovoid, 2.5–3.5 × 1.3–1.6 mm; stipe 0.4–0.7 mm; beak red-brown, 0.2–0.5 mm.
Phenology Fruiting
aug
summer
Altitude range
0–100 m;
Distribution
USA AlaskaUSA Calif.USA Oreg.USA Wash.Canada B.C.
Discussion
Carex lenticularis var. limnophila occurs only along the Pacific coast and is distinguished from the sympatric var. lipocarpa by larger perigynia, wider pistillate spikes, more compact inflorescence, and pistillate scales that are as long as the perigynia.

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