Difference between revisions of "Carex atratiformis"
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 222. 1895.
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|name=Carex atrata subsp. atratiformis | |name=Carex atrata subsp. atratiformis | ||
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|name=Carex atratiformis subsp. raymondii | |name=Carex atratiformis subsp. raymondii | ||
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|name=Carex raymondii | |name=Carex raymondii | ||
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|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Maine;Mich.;N.H.;N.Y.;Vt. | |distribution=Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Alaska;Maine;Mich.;N.H.;N.Y.;Vt. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Carex raymondii is a minor variant consisting of specimens with yellow-brown perigynia and light brown scales with midribs lighter in color than the bodies of the scales. The hybrid taxon Carex ×quirponensis Fernald (= C. atratiformis × C. norvegica) is known from Newfoundland and Quebec.</p> | + | |discussion=<p><i>Carex</i> raymondii is a minor variant consisting of specimens with yellow-brown perigynia and light brown scales with midribs lighter in color than the bodies of the scales. The hybrid taxon <i>Carex</i> ×quirponensis Fernald (= <i>C. atratiformis</i> × <i>C. norvegica</i>) is known from Newfoundland and Quebec.</p> |
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|genus=Carex | |genus=Carex | ||
|section=Carex sect. Racemosae | |section=Carex sect. Racemosae | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 18 September 2019
Plants loosely cespitose. Culms 20–70 cm, distally finely scabrous. Leaves 2.5–5 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescences; spikes distinct, spreading or the proximal pendent and often separate, elongate, 10–25 × 5–8 mm; lateral 3–6 spikes pistillate, long-pendunculate; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales light to dark brown with hyaline margins, lanceolate, longer than and as broad as perigynia, midvein same color as body, inconspicuous or lighter in color, conspicuous, raised, prominent, sometimes short-mucronate. Perigynia ascending, yellow brown or chestnut, veinless, ovate or elliptic, 2.5–3 × 1.5–1.75 mm, apex abruptly beaked, distally papillose; beak 0.4–0.5 mm, bidentate, smooth. Achenes filling proximal 1/2 or less of perigynia.
Phenology: Fruiting Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Forest margins, open woodlands, calcareous ledges, stream banks, lakeshores, wet cliffs, high elevation seeps
Elevation: 10–1500 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Maine, Mich., N.H., N.Y., Vt.
Discussion
Carex raymondii is a minor variant consisting of specimens with yellow-brown perigynia and light brown scales with midribs lighter in color than the bodies of the scales. The hybrid taxon Carex ×quirponensis Fernald (= C. atratiformis × C. norvegica) is known from Newfoundland and Quebec.
Selected References
None.