Carex dasycarpa Muhl.

Sandywoods sedge (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Plants loosely cespitose; rhizomes slender. Culms 13–40 cm, smooth, sparsely pilose. Leaf blades M-shaped in cross section when young, 2–4.5 mm wide, at least proximal pilose. Inflorescences: proximal bracts sheathless or sheath not more than 2 mm; lateral spikes 6–27 × 4–9 mm, all in distal 1/2 of stem; terminal spike 8–20 × 1–2.5 mm. Pistillate scales 3-veined, ovate, 2.3–3 × 1.3–2.2 mm, shorter than perigynia, apex acute, sometimes with awn to 0.7 mm. Staminate scales 3-veined, 3.2–5 × 1.2–2 mm. Perigynia 20–30-veined, narrowly ovoid, 4.5–6 × 1.4–2 mm, spongy at base, subglabrous to puberulent proximally, pilose distally, at least some hairs 0.3–0.4 mm; beak obscure, 0.3–0.5 mm. Achenes: stipe to 1 mm; bodies 2.5 × 1.3–1.7 mm, filling only distal part of perigynia.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.4
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Carex dasycarpa world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299385-1
WFO ID wfo-0000345893
COL ID R8V9
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Synonyms

Carex dasycarpa Edritria dasycarpa