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Carex hyalinolepis Steud.

Shoreline sedge (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Plants colonial; rhizomes long-creeping. Culms central, coarse, trigonous, 40–110 cm, smooth. Leaves: basal sheaths pale green to brownish or pale red tinged, base with marescent remains of previous year’s leaves; longest ligules 2–10(–12) mm, less than 2 times longer than wide; blades glaucous, flat to V-shaped, (4–)5.5–13 mm wide, glabrous. Inflorescences 15–50 cm; proximal 2–4 spikes pistillate, ascending to arching; distal spikes erect; terminal 3–6 spikes staminate. Pistillate scales lanceolate to ovate, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous, awn 0.9–8.5 mm, scabrous. Perigynia ascending, obscurely 10–15-veined, veins somewhat impressed, narrowly ovoid, (4.5–)5.5–7.7 × 1.6–3 mm, glabrous; beak obscure, 0.9–1.7 mm, bidentulate, teeth straight, 0.4–0.8 mm.
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Much like no. 205 [Carex lacustris Willd.]; stems phyllopodic, surrounded by old lf-bases, the lower sheaths scarcely if at all pinkish, seldom filamentose; ligule shorter to slightly longer than wide; mature perigynia 5–8 (avg 6.9) mm, the numerous nerves scarcely elevated, often somewhat impressed, or indistinguishable under a hand-lens. Swamps and marshes; coastal plain from N.J. to Fla. and Tex., n. in the interior to Kans., Ill., Mich., and s. Ont. (C. lacustris var. laxiflora) An apparent hybrid with C. pellita has been called C. ×subimpressa Clokey.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Light 5-6
Soil humidity 8-8
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Soil acidity 4-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Carex hyalinolepis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:300235-1
WFO ID wfo-0000347593
COL ID R9R8
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Synonyms

Carex hyalinolepis Carex impressa Carex lacustris var. laxiflora Carex riparia var. impressa
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