Carex communis var. communis

Common names: Carex commun
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 539. Mentioned on page 536.

Pistillate scales 2.5–4.1 × 1.2–1.6(–2) mm, apex usually acuminate, sometimes awned, equaling or shorter than perigynia. Perigynia 2.8–3.8 × 1.2–2.6 mm; beak 0.5–2.3 mm, apical teeth 0.1–0.3 mm. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Fruiting late Apr–late Jun.
Habitat: Poor to rich, well-drained soils of dry to moist woods and clearings, in partial shade of deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, crevices and ledges of bluffs, slopes
Elevation: 50–1000 m

Distribution

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N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., Que., Ark., Conn., Del., Ill., Ind., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
William J. Crins +  and Jeff H. Rettig +
L. H. Bailey +
Carex commun +
N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
50–1000 m +
Poor to rich, well-drained soils of dry to moist woods and clearings, in partial shade of deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests, crevices and ledges of bluffs, slopes +
Fruiting late Apr–late Jun. +
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Carex sect. Montanae +
Carex communis var. communis +
Carex communis +
variety +