Carex bromoides subsp. montana

Naczi

Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 17: 220, fig 4. 1990.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 325. Mentioned on page 323.

Plants densely cespitose. Rhizomes short, internodes 0.2–1(–8.5) mm. Culms 1–1.6 mm wide. Widest leaf blades 2.8–4.4 mm wide. Longest inflorescences 24–44(–53) mm. Perigynium beak 0.36–0.48 times as long as perigynium. 2n = 60, 62.


Phenology: Fruiting spring.
Habitat: Mountain streamsides, seeps in deciduous forests, rarely mountain bogs
Elevation: (400–)800–1400 m

Discussion

Carex bromoides subsp. montana is endemic to the southeastern portion of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.