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Carex bella L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE]
Date Updated: 23 July 2012
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 bella L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE], Bot. Gaz., 17: 152. 1892
Carex atrata Linnaeus var. discolor L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex atrata var. discolor (L. H. Bailey) Kükenthal [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex uncompahgre Kelso [family CYPERACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Peter W. Ball
A. A. Reznicek
Information
Plants cespitose. Culms 25–55 cm, proximally scabrous. Leaves 3–6 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescences; spikes pendent, separate, long-pendunculate, elongate, cylindric or clavate, 12–25 × 4–5.5 mm; lateral 2–3 spikes gynecandrous or, rarely, pistillate; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales light to dark brown, margins hyaline, lanceolate, shorter than and narrower or as broad as perigynia, midvein lighter colored than body, conspicuous, frequently raised, prominent, apex acute or mucronate. Perigynia ascending, pale green or pale yellow, veinless, elliptic or obovate, 3–4 × 1.75–2 mm, apex abruptly formed, smooth; beak 0.3–0.4 mm, shallowly or deeply bidentate, smooth. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia. 2n = 40.
Phenology Fruiting
jun
summer
jul
aug
Altitude range
2800–3900 m;
Distribution
Mexico (Nuevo León).USA Ariz.USA Calif.USA Colo.USA N.Mex.USA S.Dak.USA UtahUSA Wyo.
Date Updated: 23 July 2012
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 bella L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE], Bot. Gaz., 17: 152. 1892
Carex atrata Linnaeus var. discolor L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex atrata var. discolor (L. H. Bailey) Kükenthal [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex uncompahgre Kelso [family CYPERACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Peter W. Ball
A. A. Reznicek
Information
Plants cespitose. Culms 25–55 cm, proximally scabrous. Leaves 3–6 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescences; spikes pendent, separate, long-pendunculate, elongate, cylindric or clavate, 12–25 × 4–5.5 mm; lateral 2–3 spikes gynecandrous or, rarely, pistillate; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales light to dark brown, margins hyaline, lanceolate, shorter than and narrower or as broad as perigynia, midvein lighter colored than body, conspicuous, frequently raised, prominent, apex acute or mucronate. Perigynia ascending, pale green or pale yellow, veinless, elliptic or obovate, 3–4 × 1.75–2 mm, apex abruptly formed, smooth; beak 0.3–0.4 mm, shallowly or deeply bidentate, smooth. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia. 2n = 40.
Phenology Fruiting
jun
summer
jul
aug
Altitude range
2800–3900 m;
Distribution
Mexico (Nuevo León).USA Ariz.USA Calif.USA Colo.USA N.Mex.USA S.Dak.USA UtahUSA Wyo.
Date Updated: 23 July 2012
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 bella L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE], Bot. Gaz., 17: 152. 1892
Carex atrata Linnaeus var. discolor L. H. Bailey [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex atrata var. discolor (L. H. Bailey) Kükenthal [family CYPERACEAE]
Carex uncompahgre Kelso [family CYPERACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Peter W. Ball
A. A. Reznicek
Information
Plants cespitose. Culms 25–55 cm, proximally scabrous. Leaves 3–6 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescences; spikes pendent, separate, long-pendunculate, elongate, cylindric or clavate, 12–25 × 4–5.5 mm; lateral 2–3 spikes gynecandrous or, rarely, pistillate; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales light to dark brown, margins hyaline, lanceolate, shorter than and narrower or as broad as perigynia, midvein lighter colored than body, conspicuous, frequently raised, prominent, apex acute or mucronate. Perigynia ascending, pale green or pale yellow, veinless, elliptic or obovate, 3–4 × 1.75–2 mm, apex abruptly formed, smooth; beak 0.3–0.4 mm, shallowly or deeply bidentate, smooth. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia. 2n = 40.
Phenology Fruiting
jun
summer
jul
aug
Altitude range
2800–3900 m;
Distribution
Mexico (Nuevo León).USA Ariz.USA Calif.USA Colo.USA N.Mex.USA S.Dak.USA UtahUSA Wyo.
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