Carex adelostoma V.I.Krecz.

Circumpolar sedge (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Plants cespitose. Culms 20–35 cm, distally scabrous. Leaves blades 2–3 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than inflorescences; spikes erect, distinct, short-pendunculate, oblong, 10–15 × 5–8 mm; lateral 2–3 spikes pistillate, of similar length; terminal spike staminate, androgynous, or gynecandrous. Pistillate scales dark brown, lanceolate, mostly shorter than, also equaling or longer (if longer then without long mucro typical of C. buxbaumii) and as broad as perigynia, midvein lighter colored than body, conspicuous apex acuminate or mucronate, mucro less than 0.5 mm. Perigynia ascending, pale green, veined or veinless, elliptic, 2.5–3 × 1.25–1.75 mm, papillose, especially along distal margins; beak to 0.2 mm, bidentate. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia. 2n = 106.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Carex adelostoma world distribution map, present in Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298431-1
WFO ID wfo-0000344215
COL ID R7WR
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Carex morrisseyi Carex adelostoma Carex buxbaumii var. alpicola Carex buxbaumii var. mutica Carex buxbaumii subsp. mutica Carex buxbaumii var. alpina Carex buxbaumii subsp. alpina Carex polygama subsp. alpina Carex polygama subsp. mutica Carex polygama subsp. mutica