Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Carex incomperta E. P. Bicknell
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 329. Mentioned on page 328.

Culms usually 25–110 cm. Leaves usually 1–4(–4.5) mm wide, widest usually 1.6–4(–4.5) mm wide. Inflorescences usually (1.5–)1.8–5.5 cm; spikes 3–8. Perigynia 2.3–3.8 × 1.5–3 mm, 1.1–1.7 times as long as wide; beak usually 0.6–1.25 mm.


Phenology: Fruiting late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Bogs, acidic swamp forests, wet pinelands, wet, acidic soils
Elevation: 0–1300 m

Distribution

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N.S., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
A. A. Reznicek +
L. H. Bailey +
Carex stellulata var. conferta +
N.S. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
0–1300 m +
Bogs, acidic swamp forests, wet pinelands, wet, acidic soils +
Fruiting late spring–early summer. +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Carex incomperta +
Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica +
Carex atlantica +
subspecies +