Carex viridula var. saxilittoralis
Canad. J. Bot. 67: 1061. 1989.
Common names: Carex à bec court
Illustrated
Basionym: Carex saxilittoralis Robertson Rhodora 82: 370. 1980 Carex oederi var. subglosa Fernald
Culms 2–4.5 cm. Leaves of flowering-stems thickened, recurved, shorter to equaling culms, to 3 cm × 1.6–3.5 mm ligules of distal cauline leaves usually obsolete. Inflorescences: peduncles of terminal staminate spikes 0.8–4 mm; proximal pistillate spikes 1–3, 4–5.5 mm wide; terminal staminate spikes 5.1–6.1 × 1.6–2.1 mm. Perigynia 2.3–2.8 × 1.3–1.5 mm; beak forming an angle of 5–28° with body. Achenes 1.2–1.4 × 0.9–1 mm.
Phenology: Fruiting Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Moist to wet, exposed shores and limestone barrens, frequently subjected to fog and salt-spray, on lime-rich soils
Elevation: 0–50 m
Distribution
Nfld. and Labr., N.S.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"shortened" is not a number.
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trigonous +
smaller +
1mm;2mm +
0.9mm;1mm +
basifixed +
glabrous +
narrowed;obtuse;acuminate +
not fibrous +
straight +
reflexed +
scabrous +
bidentate +
absent +
leaflike +
1;many +
2;3 +
Carex à bec court +
glabrous +
brown +
exceeding +
equaling +
obsolete +
basal +
abundant +
single +
unisexual +
Moist to wet, exposed shores and limestone barrens, frequently subjected to fog and salt-spray, on lime-rich soils +
Present +
racemose +
pseudoumbel +
modified +
0;1/10 +
dense +
pistillate +
androgynous +
shorter +
recurved +
thickened +
absent +
obsolete +
fused +
narrow +
distinct +
arranged +
falling +
absent +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
thin +
spreading +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
fused +
pistillate +
subtending +
shorter or longer +
pistillate +
distant +
Canad. J. Bot. +
1989 +
arranged +
adventitious +
fibrous +
1;0;1 +
fertile +
lanceolate;ovate +
membranous +
cylindric +
Illustrated +
pistillate +
contiguous +
1;3 +
1-flowered +
distinct +
diameter +
papillate +
undivided +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex viridula var. saxilittoralis +
Carex viridula +
variety +
staminate +
5.1mm;6.1mm +
androgynous +
free +
thin +
short-rhizomatous +
perennial +