familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Acrocystis
speciesCarex deflexa
varietyCarex deflexa var. deflexa
Carex deflexa var. deflexa
Common names: Carex déprimé
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Carex deflexa var. deanii
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Culms usually smooth or weakly scabrous distally. staminate spikes 3.1–5.7 × 0.7–1.1 mm. 2n = 20–24, 30, 36.
Phenology: Fruiting mid May–late Aug.
Habitat: Moist to dry, open or shaded, mixed and coniferous woodlands, talus slopes, ridges, rock outcrops, burns, clearings, fields, banks, snowbeds
Elevation: 20–1700 m
Distribution
Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Conn., Maine, Mass., Mich., N.H., N.Y., Vt., W.Va., Wis.
Discussion
Plants recently discovered in the southern Appalachian Mountains (Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia) have staminate spikes similar to those of Carex deflexa var. boottii, averaging larger than those of var. deflexa. They also tend to produce basal spikes more consistently than do the northern plants.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.