Carex orbicularis Boott

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

Rhizome stoloniferous. Culms tufted, 10-25 cm tall, slender, trigonous, scabrous, clothed at base with castaneous sheaths disintegrating into fibers. Leaves shorter than culm, blades linear, 1.5-3 mm wide, flat, margins rather stiffly scabrous. Basal involucral bracts setaceous, shorter than inflorescence, sheathless, upper ones glumelike. Spikes 2 or 3(or 4); terminal spike male, cylindric, 1.2-2 cm, with peduncle 3-9 mm; lateral spikes female, ovate or oblong, 0.5-1.5 cm, densely many flowered, lowest with peduncle 2-3 mm, upper sessile. Female glumes blackish brown or red-brown, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 1.8-2.5 × 1-1.2 mm, with light midrib, margins white hyaline, apex slightly obtuse. Utricles light brown below, blackish brown above, longer than glume and 1/3-1/2 as broad, broadly ovate or subglobose, plano-convex, 2-3 × 2.3-2.5 mm, densely minutely papillose, nerveless, apex rounded, with a short cylindric beak, orifice emarginate with small teeth. Nutlets ovate, ca. 2 mm; style base not thickened; stigmas 2. Fl. and fr. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Carex orbicularis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Nepal, Pakistan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Turks and Caicos Islands, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Carex orbicularis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324518-2
WFO ID wfo-0000349565
COL ID 69CN2
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Synonyms

Carex orbicularis Carex arcatica f. taldycola Carex cespitosa var. microstachys Carex glauca var. kotschyi Carex vulgaris var. distracta Carex cespitosa var. saxatilis Carex orbicularis var. bulungensis Carex orbicularis var. petunnikowii Carex infuscata var. erostrata Carex alpina var. erostrata

Lower taxons

Carex orbicularis subsp. kotschyana Carex orbicularis subsp. orbicularis