Difference between revisions of "Carex krauseorum"
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 279. 1886 (as krausei).
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| − | |accepted_name=Carex | + | |accepted_name=Carex krauseorum |
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|publications={{Treatment/Publication | |publications={{Treatment/Publication | ||
|title=Bot. Jahrb. Syst. | |title=Bot. Jahrb. Syst. | ||
| − | |place=7: 279. 1886 | + | |place=7: 279. 1886 (as krausei) |
|year=1886 | |year=1886 | ||
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|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym | |synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym | ||
| − | |name=Carex capillaris subsp. | + | |name=Carex capillaris subsp. krauseorum |
|authority=(Boeckler) Böcher | |authority=(Boeckler) Böcher | ||
|rank=subspecies | |rank=subspecies | ||
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| − | |hierarchy=Cyperaceae;Carex;Carex sect. Chlorostachyae;Carex | + | |hierarchy=Cyperaceae;Carex;Carex sect. Chlorostachyae;Carex krauseorum |
| − | |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cyperaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Carex]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>section</small>[[Carex sect. Chlorostachyae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Carex | + | |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cyperaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Carex]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>section</small>[[Carex sect. Chlorostachyae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Carex krauseorum]]</div></div> |
|volume=Volume 23 | |volume=Volume 23 | ||
|mention_page=page 473, 475, 477 | |mention_page=page 473, 475, 477 | ||
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|elevation=0–500 m | |elevation=0–500 m | ||
|distribution=Greenland;N.W.T.;Que.;Yukon;Alaska;n Eurasia. | |distribution=Greenland;N.W.T.;Que.;Yukon;Alaska;n Eurasia. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Records of <i>Carex | + | |discussion=<p>Records of <i>Carex krauseorum</i> from the Rocky Mountains are probably referable to <i>C. capillaris</i>, which may rarely have a gynecandrous terminal spike.</p><!-- |
| − | --><p>Typical plants from the western part of the range have perigynia 2.2–3.3 mm with a smooth beak. Plants from the east, which have been recognized as <i>Carex</i> | + | --><p>Typical plants from the western part of the range have perigynia 2.2–3.3 mm with a smooth beak. Plants from the east, which have been recognized as <i>Carex karuseorum</i> subsp. <i>porsildiana</i> (Polunin) Á. Löve & D. Löve, have perigynia 1.3–1.8 mm and, sometimes, a serrulate beak.</p><!-- |
| − | --><p>Plants from the east and west coasts of Greenland, which are more robust than typical <i>Carex | + | --><p>Plants from the east and west coasts of Greenland, which are more robust than typical <i>Carex krauseorum</i> and usually have a serrulate perigynium beak, have been described as <i>C. boecheriana</i> Á. Löve, D. Löve, & Raymond [<i>C. capillaris</i> subsp. <i>robustior</i> (Drejer ex Lange) Böcher]. The chromosome number 2n = 56 has been recorded for these plants (Á. Löve et al. 1957).</p><!-- |
| − | --><p>The status of <i>Carex | + | --><p>The status of <i>Carex krauseorum</i> is far from clear, and many authors have treated it as a variant of <i>C. capillaris</i>. None of the morphologic characteristics by which they are distinguished appear to be reliable, and the relationship between chromosome number and morphology is based on examination of relatively few populations. This relationship is further confounded by <i>C. boecheriana</i>, which is morphologically similar to <i>C. krauseorum</i>, but cytologically closest to <i>C. capillaris</i>. There is no evidence of an ecologic difference between <i>C. capillaris</i> and <i>C. krauseorum</i>; across its range, <i>C. krauseorum</i> is sympatric with <i>C. capillaris</i>.</p><!-- |
| − | + | --><p>Although the specific epithet is often spelled "krausei", the name honors both Aurel and Arthur Krause, so is correctly spelled "krauseorum". A proposal to conserve the epithet "krausei" was rejected.</p> | |
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|rank=species | |rank=species | ||
|parent rank=section | |parent rank=section | ||
| − | |synonyms=Carex capillaris subsp. | + | |synonyms=Carex capillaris subsp. krauseorum |
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Revision as of 13:00, 10 September 2024
Culms to 15(–35) cm. Leaf blades flat or folded, 2–8 cm × 1–2 mm. Terminal spike gynecandrous, 7–10 mm, 1.3–1.5 mm wide in the staminate portion, level with or overtopped by some lateral spikes. Lateral spikes 4–10, 10–20-flowered, 6–10 × 2–3 mm, the proximal usually drooping. Pistillate scales brown with paler margins, often with paler midvein, obovate to obovate-circular, 1.6–2.1 × 1.2–1.6 mm, apex obtuse, mucronate. Staminate scales brown with paler margins, oblong-ovate 2–2.8 × 1–1.2 mm, apex obtuse. Perigynia veinless, except for 2 marginal veins, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1.5–3.3 × 0.7–1 mm; beak 0.3–0.7 mm, margins entire or serrulate. Achenes obovoid, 1.1–1.4 × 0.6–0.9 mm. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Fruiting summer.
Habitat: Dry to moist, calcareous tundra, shores, meadows
Elevation: 0–500 m
Distribution
Greenland, N.W.T., Que., Yukon, Alaska, n Eurasia.
Discussion
Records of Carex krauseorum from the Rocky Mountains are probably referable to C. capillaris, which may rarely have a gynecandrous terminal spike.
Typical plants from the western part of the range have perigynia 2.2–3.3 mm with a smooth beak. Plants from the east, which have been recognized as Carex karuseorum subsp. porsildiana (Polunin) Á. Löve & D. Löve, have perigynia 1.3–1.8 mm and, sometimes, a serrulate beak.
Plants from the east and west coasts of Greenland, which are more robust than typical Carex krauseorum and usually have a serrulate perigynium beak, have been described as C. boecheriana Á. Löve, D. Löve, & Raymond [C. capillaris subsp. robustior (Drejer ex Lange) Böcher]. The chromosome number 2n = 56 has been recorded for these plants (Á. Löve et al. 1957).
The status of Carex krauseorum is far from clear, and many authors have treated it as a variant of C. capillaris. None of the morphologic characteristics by which they are distinguished appear to be reliable, and the relationship between chromosome number and morphology is based on examination of relatively few populations. This relationship is further confounded by C. boecheriana, which is morphologically similar to C. krauseorum, but cytologically closest to C. capillaris. There is no evidence of an ecologic difference between C. capillaris and C. krauseorum; across its range, C. krauseorum is sympatric with C. capillaris.
Although the specific epithet is often spelled "krausei", the name honors both Aurel and Arthur Krause, so is correctly spelled "krauseorum". A proposal to conserve the epithet "krausei" was rejected.
Selected References
None.