familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Acrocystis
speciesCarex inops
subspeciesCarex inops subsp. heliophila
Carex inops subsp. heliophila
Canad. J. Bot. 61: 1709. 1983.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Carex heliophila Mackenzie Torreya 13: 15. 1913
Synonyms: Carex pensylvanica var. digyna Boeckeler Carex pensylvanica subsp. heliophila (Mackenzie) W. A. Weber
Staminate spike peduncles 1.2–4.5 mm. Proximal cauline pistillate spikes sessile, globose to ovoid. 2n = 36, 40.
Phenology: Fruiting mid Apr–early Jul.
Habitat: Open, well-drained sandy, loamy, and loess soils in prairies (grazed and ungrazed) and ponderosa pine woodlands
Elevation: 100–1500 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., Ont., Sask., Colo., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.Mex., N.Dak., S.Dak., Wis., Wyo.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.