Carex inops subsp. heliophila

(Mackenzie) Crins

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
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 544. Mentioned on page 541, 543.

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

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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.
William J. Crins +  and Jeff H. Rettig +
(Mackenzie) Crins +
Carex heliophila +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Colo. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +, N.Dak. +, S.Dak. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
100–1500 m +
Open, well-drained sandy, loamy, and loess soils in prairies (grazed and ungrazed) and ponderosa pine woodlands +
Fruiting mid Apr–early Jul. +
Canad. J. Bot. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Carex pensylvanica var. digyna +  and Carex pensylvanica subsp. heliophila +
Carex inops subsp. heliophila +
Carex inops +
subspecies +