Carex filifolia var. filifolia (Torr.) Raf.

Variety

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex filifolia

Characteristics

Culms round to sharply trigonous, 8–35 cm. Leaf blades 7–25 cm, 0.3–0.7 mm wide near base. Spike (10–)12–26(–30) × 3–7 mm, staminate portion 4–14 mm. Longest pistillate scales 2.9–4.5(–6.5) × 1.9–4 mm excluding awns, usually equaling or longer than perigynia. Perigynia obovate, (2.8–)3–4.8 × 1.4–2 mm; beak 0.2–0.8 mm. Achenes 2.2–3(–3.3) × 1.3–1.9 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Carex filifolia var. filifolia world distribution map, present in Canada and Colombia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171211-1
WFO ID wfo-0000346602
COL ID 7LFMT
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Synonyms

Itheta breviseta Kobresia globularis Uncinia breviseta Carex filifolia var. filifolia