Lipocarpha maculata Torr.

American halfchaff sedge (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Lipocarpha

Characteristics

Cespitose annual, with slender sulcate culms 0.5-3.5 din. long, 0.5-1 mm. wide; leaves basal, soft, 1-2 mm. wide, shorter than, or sometimes equalling the culm; inflorescence terminal, of 3-5 sessile spikes, with 2-3 involucral bracts 1-12 cm. long; spikes ovoid, obtuse, terete, 4-10 mm. long; scales hyaline to sub-rigid, acute, frequently incurved, yellow to purple, 0.7-0.8 mm. wide, lanceolate to broadly cuneate, inner scale hyaline, carinate, often nearly twice as long as the achene which it encloses; achene linear, 0.9-1.2 mm. long, 0.3-0.4 mm. wide, yellow to dark brown, lightly papillose.
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Culms 5–30 cm × 0.5–1.5 mm. Leaves 3–11 cm × 1–2 mm. Inflorescences: spikes (1–)2–5, ovoid-ellipsoid, 2.5–10(–12) × 2–4.5 mm; bracts 2–3, spreading to slightly reflexed, 4–12(–14) cm × 1–2.5 mm. Spikelets: floral scales 3; 1st scale yellowish brown to light reddish brown, midvein green, obtrullate, 1.5–2 × 0.3–0.5 mm, apex acuminate; 2d scale oblong, 1–1.6 × 0.2–0.4 mm; 3d scale oblong, 1–1.5 × 0.2–0.4 mm; stamens 1; anther 0.5 mm; stigmas 3. Achenes obovoid to narrowly ellipsoid, roundly trigonous, 0.7–1 × 0.2–0.3 mm.
Tufted slender annual 5–30 cm; lvs near the base, with dilated sheath and narrow (1–2 mm) blade often equaling the stem; bracts spreading, unequal, the longest to 12 cm; spikelets 3–7 mm; scales numerous, green, becoming brown in age, dark-spotted, narrowly obovate, 1.5–2 mm, acute; achene oblong, 1 mm. Damp or wet, chiefly sandy soil; se. Va. to Fla. and Tex.; also from Cass Co., Ill.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

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Distribution

Lipocarpha maculata world distribution map, present in Panama and United States of America

Conservation status

Lipocarpha maculata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:310280-1
WFO ID wfo-0000462462
COL ID 6QHW5
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Synonyms

Lipocarpha maculata Hypolytrum maculatum Hypolytrum sellowianum Hypolytrum glomeratum Scirpus cephalotes