Difference between revisions of "Carex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii"

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Common names: Carex de Bigelow
Synonyms: Carex anguillata Drejer Carex concolor R. Brown Carex rigida Goodenough Carex rigida var. bigelowii (Torrey ex Schweinitz) Tuckerman Carex rigida var. concolor (R. Brown) Kükenthal Carex washingtoniana unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 400. Mentioned on page 397.
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|discussion=<p>Carex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii is highly variable in height and shape, stipe length, and color of perigynia. The isolated populations at the southeastern extreme of the range (New York and New England) tend to have larger, more apically acute perigynia than in the northern parts of the range. Although usually distinct from the western subsp. lugens, occasional eastern plants are not distinguishable based on morphology.</p><!--
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--><p>The ecology of Carex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii has been extensively studied (K. A. Kershaw 1962; T. V. Callaghan 1976; R. W. Fonda and L. C. Bliss 1966). Chromosome numbers reported for subsp. bigelowii are lower than the number reported for subsp. lugens, and indicate that there may be considerable genetic differentiation between these taxa as suggested by Hultén’s hypothesis that these are the two ends of a circumpolar Rassenkreise.</p>
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Revision as of 17:10, 18 September 2019

Plants not cespitose. Proximal pistillate spike loosely flowered, base often attenuate, less often cuneate. Perigynia green, spotted purple-black on apical 1/2, not uniformly black, 1.8–3.5 × 1.1–2 mm; stipe 0.15–0.45 mm, apex acute, sometimes rounded, minutely papillose. 2n = 68–71.


Phenology: Fruiting Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Dry to moist alpine or arctic tundra
Elevation: 0–2000 m

Distribution

V23 719-distribution-map.jpg

Greenland, Man., Nfld. and Labr., N.B., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Maine, N.H., N.Y., Vt., Europe.

Discussion

Carex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii is highly variable in height and shape, stipe length, and color of perigynia. The isolated populations at the southeastern extreme of the range (New York and New England) tend to have larger, more apically acute perigynia than in the northern parts of the range. Although usually distinct from the western subsp. lugens, occasional eastern plants are not distinguishable based on morphology.

The ecology of Carex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii has been extensively studied (K. A. Kershaw 1962; T. V. Callaghan 1976; R. W. Fonda and L. C. Bliss 1966). Chromosome numbers reported for subsp. bigelowii are lower than the number reported for subsp. lugens, and indicate that there may be considerable genetic differentiation between these taxa as suggested by Hultén’s hypothesis that these are the two ends of a circumpolar Rassenkreise.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Lisa A. Standley +, Jacques Cayouette +  and Leo Bruederle +
unknown +
Carex de Bigelow +
Greenland +, Man. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.B. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Maine +, N.H. +, N.Y. +, Vt. +  and Europe. +
0–2000 m +
Dry to moist alpine or arctic tundra +
Fruiting Aug–Sep. +
Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York +
Illustrated +
Carex anguillata +, Carex concolor +, Carex rigida +, Carex rigida var. bigelowii +, Carex rigida var. concolor +  and Carex washingtoniana +
Carex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii +
Carex bigelowii +
subspecies +