familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Acrocystis
speciesCarex inops
subspeciesCarex inops subsp. heliophila

Carex inops subsp. heliophila

(Mackenzie) Crins

Canad. J. Bot. 61: 1709. 1983.

William J. Crins, Jeff H. Rettig
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Carex heliophila Mackenzie Torreya 13: 15. 1913
Synonyms: Carex pensylvanica var. digyna Boeckeler Carex pensylvanica subsp. heliophila (Mackenzie) W. A. Weber
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 544. Mentioned on page 541, 543.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Susan A. Reznicek

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Staminate spike peduncles 1.2–4.5 mm. Proximal cauline pistillate spikes sessile, globose to ovoid. 2n = 36, 40.


Phenology: Fruiting mid Apr–early Jul.
Habitat: Open, well-drained sandy, loamy, and loess soils in prairies (grazed and ungrazed) and ponderosa pine woodlands
Elevation: 100–1500 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., Ont., Sask., Colo., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.Mex., N.Dak., S.Dak., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Carex inops subsp. heliophila"
RDF feed
2n chromosome quantity
40 +  and 36 +
Abaxial surface architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Achene atypical length
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Achene coloration
dark-brown +
Achene length
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Achene shape
trigonous;obovoid;globose +
Achene width
1.5mm;2.2mm +
Adaxial surface prominence
more prominent +
Anther atypical some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Anther some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br />) +
Apex architecture or shape
beaked +, awned +  and cuspidate +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +  and pubescent +
Apex shape
obtuse;long-acuminate +
Apical tooth architecture or shape
ciliate-serrulate +
Apical tooth coloration
reddish tinge +
Apical tooth some measurement
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
Author
William J. Crins +  and Jeff H. Rettig +
Authority
(Mackenzie) Crins +
Basal sheath texture
fibrous +
Base shape
rounded +  and tapering +
Base texture
fibrous +
Basionyms
Carex heliophila +
Beak coloration
Pale green (?) +
Beak course
straight +
Beak shape
bidentate +  and bent +
Beak some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
Blade length or size
longer +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade pubescence
glabrous +
Blade shape
v--shaped +
Blade width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract arrangement
2-ranked +  and arranged +
Bract orientation
ascending +  and appressed +
Bract quantity
1;many +
Bract shape
scale-like +  and leaflike +
Branch atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Branch quantity
2;3 +
Bristle atypical quantity
6;30 +
Bristle quantity
3;6 +
Cauline leaf architecture or shape
folded +
Cauline leaf arrangement
parallel +  and divergent +
Cauline leaf arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Cauline leaf orientation
Ascending (?) +
Cauline leaf prominence or shape
flat +
Cauline leaf shape
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
Cauline spike arrangement
separated +  and overlapping +
Culm coloration
brown +  and red +
Culm height or length or size
shorter +
Culm pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Culm shape
round +  and trigonous +
Culm some measurement
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Distal scale architecture
empty +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Colo. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +, N.Dak. +, S.Dak. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
Elevation
100–1500 m +
Embryo position
basal +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
Flower position
hypogynous +  and subtending +
Flower quantity
single +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruits achene shape
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Habitat
Open, well-drained sandy, loamy, and loess soils in prairies (grazed and ungrazed) and ponderosa pine woodlands +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Susan A. Reznicek +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescences panicle architecture
pseudoumbel +
Inflorescences panicle development
modified +
Lateral spike architecture
prophyllate +, pedunculate +, staminate +, , +  and pistillate +
Lateral spike position
basal +
Lateral spike reproduction
gynecandrous +
Leaf-blade coloration
green +
Leaf-blade growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Leaf-blade pubescence or relief
smooth to scabrous +
Leaf-blade width
0.7mm;4.5mm +
Leaf arrangement
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Ligule presence
absent +
Locule quantity
1 +
Margin coloration
white +
Margin fusion
fused +
Margin length
0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br /> (0.54 cm5.4 mm <br />0.0054 m <br />) +
Margin shape
elliptic;ovate +
Margin size or width
narrow +
Margin width
0.4mm +  and 0.8mm +
Marginal vein fragility
strong +
Marginal vein prominence
more prominent +
Marginal vein quantity
2 +
Midvein fusion
distinct +
Mouth architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Panicle arrangement
arranged +
Perianth life cycle
falling +
Perianth presence
absent +
Perianth quantity
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
Pericarp width
thin +
Perigynium architecture
veinless +
Perigynium atypical quantity
2 (5) +
Perigynium coloration
yellowish green +  and pale-brown or olive +
Perigynium length
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.46 cm4.6 mm <br />0.0046 m <br />) +
Perigynium orientation
ascending +
Perigynium quantity
5 (15) +
Perigynium shape
Obovoid (?) +
Perigynium some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Perigynium variability
equaling +
Phenology
Fruiting mid Apr–early Jul. +
Pistil architecture
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
Pistil fusion
fused +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Prophyll architecture
pistillate +
Prophyll atypical quantity
0 (3) +
Prophyll position
subtending +
Prophyll quantity
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Proximal cauline bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Proximal cauline bract coloration
reddish-brown +  and green +
Proximal cauline bract height or length or size
shorter +
Proximal cauline spike architecture
sessile +  and pistillate +
Proximal cauline spike shape
Globose (Ovoid) +
Proximal nonbasal bract architecture
sheathless +
Proximal nonbasal bract shape
scale-like +  and filiform +
Publication title
Canad. J. Bot. +
Publication year
1983 +
Raceme arrangement
arranged +
Reference
None +
Rhizome coloration
brown +  and reddish-brown +
Rhizome orientation
spreading +
Rhizome size
slender +
Rhizome some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture
staminate +  and pistillate +
Scale atypical quantity
6 (30) +
Scale coloration
pale-brown +  and dark reddish-brown or purplish brown +
Scale length
3.6mm (6.7mm) +
Scale position
basal +  and proximal +
Scale quantity
1;0;1 +
Scale reproduction
fertile +
Scale shape
lanceolate;obovate +
Scale width
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sheath front texture
membranous +
Sheath shape
cylindric +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Spike architecture
staminate +  and pistillate +
Spike arrangement
arranged +
Spike atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Spike length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Spike peduncle architecture
staminate +
Spike peduncle atypical some measurement
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Spike peduncle some measurement
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Spike quantity
1;3 +
Spike width
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.41 cm4.1 mm <br />0.0041 m <br />) +
Spikelet architecture
1-flowered +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
distinct +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Stem architecture
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
Stem shape
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
Stigma atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Stigma relief
papillate +
Style architecture or shape
undivided +
Style arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Style duration
deciduous +
Style shape
2-3(-4)-fid +
Synonyms
Carex pensylvanica var. digyna +  and Carex pensylvanica subsp. heliophila +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Carex inops subsp. heliophila +
Taxon parent
Carex inops +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Terminal spike architecture
staminate +
Testa fusion
free +
Testa width
thin +
Tooth some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Volume
Volume 23 +
Whole organism architecture
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
Whole organism height or length or size
short +
Whole organism size or length
short to long +
X chromosome quantity
10 +