Carex pallescens
Sp. Pl. 2: 977. 1753.
Culms 20–80 cm, pilose. Leaves: sheaths pilose; ligules longer than wide; blades 2–3 mm wide, pilose abaxially. Inflorescences: lateral spikes approximate or proximal distant, 5–20 × 4.5–7 mm; terminal spike staminate, 5–30 × 1–2.5 mm. Pistillate scales ovate, 2.2–3.2 × 1.1–1.5 mm, 2 times as long as wide, apex of proximal cuspidate, apex of distal acute or acuminate, as long as perigynia. Staminate scales oblong-obovate, 2.7–4.2 mm, apex acute or mucronate. Anthers 1.4–2.8 mm. Perigynia ascending or somewhat spreading, weakly 14–20-veined, elliptic-oblong, 2.3–3 × 1.1–1.5 mm, glabrous; beak absent. Achenes 1.8–2 × 1–1.2 mm. 2n = 70.
Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Meadows, open slopes
Elevation: 0–500 m
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon, N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., Que., Conn., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Vt., Eurasia, introduced New Zealand.
Discussion
Selected References
None.