Lipocarpha drummondii

(Nees) G. C. Tucker

J. Arnold Arbor. 68: 410. 1987.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Hemicarpha drummondii Nees in C. F. P. von Martius et al., Fl. Bras. 2(1): 62. 1842 (as drummondi)
Synonyms: Hemicarpha micrantha var. drummondii (Nees) Friedland
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 196. Mentioned on page 4, 195.

Culms 2–12 cm × (0.2–)0.3–0.5 mm. Leaves 1–3 cm × 0.3–0.6 mm; longest involucral leaf ± erect. Inflorescences: spikes 1–2(–3), ovoid (to globose), 1–5(–6) × 1–2 mm, not bristly; bracts 1–2, longest erect, 0.5–2 cm × 0.3–0.5 mm. Spikelets: floral scales 2; 1st scale light brown to reddish brown, with greenish midvein, obtrullate, 0.9–1.3 × 0.3–0.6 mm, widest above mid length, long-acuminate; 2d scale reddish brown distally, with 2–4 reddish veins, oblong, 0.5–0.8 × 0.2 mm; 3d scale absent; stamen 1; anther 0.2 mm; stigmas 2. Achenes obovoid, terete, 0.5–0.75 × 0.25–0.35 mm, 1.5–2.5 times long as wide.


Phenology: Fruiting late summer–early fall.
Habitat: Emergent shorelines, usually sandy soils
Elevation: 0–1200 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Ark., Ill., Ind., Kans., Mo., Nebr., N.Mex., Ohio, Okla., Tex., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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