familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Acrocystis
speciesCarex tonsa
varietyCarex tonsa var. tonsa
Carex tonsa var. tonsa
Common names: Carex à fruits glabres
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Leaf blades pale green, often relatively short, coriaceous, smooth or slightly scabrous adaxially. Perigynia with few hairs near base of beak, otherwise glabrous. 2n = 32.
Phenology: Fruiting mid Apr–early Jul.
Habitat: Open, dry, sandy fields, pine and oak barrens, savannas, dunes, roadsides, ridges
Elevation: 50–1000 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., D.C., Ill., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., Wis.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.