Carex microchaeta subsp. nesophila (Holm) D.F.Murray

Bering sea sedge (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex microchaeta

Characteristics

Pistillate scales black, margins rarely hyaline, narrowly lanceolate sometimes shorter than, but usually equaling or exceeding and as wide as perigynia, midvein prominent, lighter colored than body, conspicuous, apex acute to attenuate, occasionally mucronate. Perigynia distally greenish yellow or yellow-brown, veined or veinless, narrowly ovate, papillose; beak purple to black-tipped, darker than body of perigynium.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.35
Root system rhizome
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Carex microchaeta subsp. nesophila world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46635-2
WFO ID wfo-0000348848
COL ID 5G8FF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Carex arakamensis Carex melanostoma Carex nesophila Carex microchaeta subsp. nesophila Carex tolmiei var. leptosaccus