Carex chalciolepis Holm

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Plants densely cespitose. Culms 20–50 cm, smooth. Leaves 2.5–5 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescences; spikes contiguous, overlapping, distinct or the proximal separate and pendent, elongate, 10–25 × 6–10 mm; proximal long-pendunculate; lateral 3–6 spikes pistillate or, rarely, gynecandrous; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales chestnut or brownish black with hyaline margins, lanceolate, equaling or longer than and narrower than perigynia, midvein same color as body, inconspicuous, slightly raised, prominent. Perigynia ascending, purple-brown with green or pale yellow margins, veinless, broadly ovate, 3–4 × 2.25–3.5 mm, apex abruptly beaked, distally papillose; beak 0.3–0.5 mm, entire or shallowly bidentate, smooth. Achene filling proximal 1/2 or less of perigynium.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Carex chalciolepis world distribution map, present in Colombia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45958-2
WFO ID wfo-0000345471
COL ID R8L5
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Synonyms

Carex atrata var. chalciolepis Carex heteroneura var. chalciolepis Carex atrata var. larimerana Carex chalciolepis var. larimerana Carex chalciolepis