Difference between revisions of "Carex atrosquama"
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 25: 51. 1912.
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|name=Carex atrata subsp. atrosquama | |name=Carex atrata subsp. atrosquama | ||
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|name=Carex atrata var. atrosquama | |name=Carex atrata var. atrosquama | ||
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|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;N.W.T.;Yukon;Alaska;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Oreg.;Utah;Wash. | |distribution=Alta.;B.C.;N.W.T.;Yukon;Alaska;Colo.;Idaho;Mont.;Oreg.;Utah;Wash. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>The absence of collections of Carex atrosquama in Wyoming is unexpected.</p> | + | |discussion=<p>The absence of collections of <i>Carex atrosquama</i> in Wyoming is unexpected.</p> |
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|genus=Carex | |genus=Carex | ||
|section=Carex sect. Racemosae | |section=Carex sect. Racemosae | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 18 September 2019
Plants loosely cespitose. Culms 20–50 cm, distally scabrous. Leaves 3–5 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescences; spikes contiguous or the proximal separate, overlapping, erect, distinct, short-pendunculate, short-oblong or elongate, 8–20 × 5–6 mm; lateral 2–3(–5) spikes pistillate, of similar length; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales dark brown or black to margins, ovate or broadly lanceolate, shorter than and as broad as perigynia, midvein same color as body, inconspicuous, occasionally raised, prominent, short-mucronate. Perigynia ascending, pale green becoming golden brown, veinless, elliptic, 2.5–3.5 × 1.5–1.75 mm, apex gradually or abruptly beaked, distally papillose; beak 0.3–0.5 mm, entire or shallowly bidentate, smooth. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia.
Phenology: Fruiting Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Subalpine and alpine meadows, river gravels, shorelines
Elevation: 300–3600 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Utah, Wash.
Discussion
The absence of collections of Carex atrosquama in Wyoming is unexpected.
Selected References
None.