Carex limosa
Sp. Pl. 2: 977. 1753.
Culms usually aphyllopodic, without dead leaf remains at base, 20–60 cm. Leaf blades 1–2.5 mm wide, margins involute, scabrid. Inflorescences: proximal bracts 2–6 cm, shorter than inflorescences; lateral spikes sometimes androgynous, 6–20 × 4–8 mm, with 8–30 perigynia; terminal spikes 7–35 × 1.5–2.5(–3) mm. Pistillate scales ovate to ovate-circular, 3–5.5 × 2–3.4 mm, wider and as long as or slightly longer than perigynia, apex obtuse to subacute, sometimes mucronate. Staminate scales obovate, 3–4.5 × 1.4–1.6 mm, apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate. Anthers 2–3 mm. Perigynia 2.5–4 × 1.8–2.6 mm, apex rounded; beak 0.1–0.5 mm.
Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Sphagnum bogs, wet meadows, shores
Elevation: 0–2000 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Calif., Conn., Del., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., Utah, Vt., Wash., Wis., Eurasia.
Discussion
Selected References
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