Carex tonsa var. rugosperma

(Mackenzie) Crins

Novon 6: 118. 1996.

Common names: Carex à fruits rugueux
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Carex rugosperma Mackenzie Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 621. 1915
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 539. Mentioned on page 536.

Leaf-blades bright green, much longer than culms, herbaceous, scabrous to papillose adaxially. Perigynia pubescent on beak and body.


Phenology: Fruiting mid Apr–late Jun.
Habitat: Open, dry, acidic, sandy and rocky meadows, roadsides, dunes, ridges, heathlands, savannas, pine, oak, and poplar woodland edges
Elevation: 50–1000 m

Distribution

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Man., N.S., Ont., Que., Sask., Conn., Ga., Ill., Ind., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Vt., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Carex tonsa var. rugosperma has long been known as C. rugosperma but C. tonsa has priority. The two varieties of C. tonsa may occur together; intermediates are found occasionally. Plants with virtually glabrous perigynia may have long, scabrous leaves. Plants with a pubescent perigynia apparently never have coriaceous, short, and nearly smooth leaves.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
trigonous;ellipsoid;obovoid +
1.2mm;1.6mm +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.29 cm2.9 mm <br />0.0029 m <br />) +
beaked +, awned +  and cuspidate +
reddish-brown tinge +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
acute;acuminate +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
William J. Crins +  and Jeff H. Rettig +
(Mackenzie) Crins +
rounded +  and tapering +
Carex rugosperma +
ciliate-serrulate +, smooth +  and 2-edged +
straight +
bidentate +  and bent +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
v--shaped +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
ascending +  and appressed +
scale-like +  and leaflike +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
Carex à fruits rugueux +
brown +  and red +
round +  and trigonous +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
Man. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Conn. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Vt. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
50–1000 m +
open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Open, dry, acidic, sandy and rocky meadows, roadsides, dunes, ridges, heathlands, savannas, pine, oak, and poplar woodland edges +
prophyllate +, pedunculate +, staminate +, , +  and pistillate +
scabrous;papillose +
coriaceous +  and herbaceous +
exceeding stems +  and equaling +
0.5mm;4.3mm +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
basal +  and cauline +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
green +  and pale-brown +
0.31 cm3.1 mm <br />0.0031 m <br /> (0.47 cm4.7 mm <br />0.0047 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Fruiting mid Apr–late Jun. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
brown +  and reddish-brown +
ascending +  and erect +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
adventitious +
staminate +  and pistillate +
pale-brown +  and reddish-brown +
basal +  and proximal +
ovate;ovate +
exceeding perigynia +  and equaling +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
cylindric +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
staminate +  and pistillate +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (1.13 cm11.3 mm <br />0.0113 m <br />) +
stout +  and slender +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex rugosperma var. tonsa +
Carex tonsa var. rugosperma +
Carex tonsa +
variety +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
plant +  and cespitose +