Carex melinacra Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Rhizome indurate. Culms 50-95 cm tall, ca. 2 mm thick, acutely trigonous, smooth, scabrous above, clothed at base with dark purple-red bladeless sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves subequaling or shorter than culm, blades linear, 3-5 mm wide, flat, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts leaflike, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless. Spikes 4 or 5, long cylindric, 5.5-11 × 0.3-0.6 cm; terminal spike male, with peduncle 2-5 mm; lateral spikes female, uppermost one approximate to male spike, lowest spike with peduncle 1.5-3.5(-11) cm. Female glumes blackish purple, ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, ca. 3 mm, green 1-veined costa excurrent into a mucro, apex rounded. Utricles green, shorter or slightly longer than or equaling glume, elliptic, 2.5-3 mm, smooth or slightly scabrous, purple-red flecked or minutely papillose, apex abruptly contracted into a smooth or scabrous short beak, orifice with 2 divergent teeth; style base not thickened; stigmas 2. Fl. and fr. May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.95
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Distribution

Carex melinacra world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Carex melinacra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:300938-1
WFO ID wfo-0000348797
COL ID 69B4L
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Synonyms

Carex melinacra Carex forficula var. melinacra Carex forficula subsp. melinacra

Lower taxons

Carex melinacra var. melinacra Carex melinacra var. changningensis