Carex crinita var. crinita Wahlenb.

Fringed sedge (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex crinita

Characteristics

Culms 40–135 cm, scabrous. Leaf blades 14–50 cm × 3.3–10.3 mm. Inflorescences: peduncle of pistillate spike 1.4–6.9 cm; proximal bract 3.7–10.9 mm wide; pistillate spikes 2–5; the proximal 3.5–11.5 cm × 4.2–6.8 mm. Pistillate scales (including awn) 3.4–11.2 mm. Perigynia divergent to ascending, ellipsoid to obovoid, 1.8–3.7 × 1.2–2.5 mm, apex rounded or obtuse; beak 0.1–0.3 mm. Achenes variously constricted. 2n = 66, 68.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Carex crinita var. crinita world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170860-1
WFO ID wfo-0000345762
COL ID 7LG7J
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Synonyms

Carex leonura Carex crinita var. crinita Carex crinita var. minor