Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana

Alph. Wood

Amer. Bot. Fl. ed. 2, 368. 1871.

Illustrated
Synonyms: Scleria pauciflora var. kansana Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 250. Mentioned on page 248.

Plants 20–40 cm, copiously villous-ciliate with spreading hairs 0.5–1 mm on culms, leaves, and bracts.


Phenology: Fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Dry to mostly wet pinelands, savannas, mesic woods, meadows, bogs, and prairies
Elevation: 0–500 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Va., Mexico

Discussion

The illegitimate name Scleria caroliniana Willdenow has sometimes been used for this taxon. Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana may be found in more disturbed sites than S. pauciflora var. pauciflora.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
gray +  and white +
reticulate +, verrucose +, tuberculate +  and smooth +
ovoid;globose +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
papillate-verrucose +
umbonate +
A. A. Reznicek +, John E. Fairey III +  and Alan T. Whittemore +
Alph. Wood +
persistent +  and deciduous +
trigonous +
constricted +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
obtuse +  and channeled +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
trigonous +
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
ascending +  and appressed +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
obtuse +  and triangular +
wiry +  and unbranched +
erect +  and ascending +
ciliate +  and glabrous +
awl--shaped +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
hairy +  and glabrous +
trigonous +
slender +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +  and Mexico +
0–500 m +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Dry to mostly wet pinelands, savannas, mesic woods, meadows, bogs, and prairies +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
prominent +  and rudimentary +
enlarged +  and slender +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
cauline +  and basal +
distinct +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
Fruiting summer–fall. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Amer. Bot. Fl. ed. +
nodulose +  and elongate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
adventitious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
basal +  and proximal +
acuminate;ovatelanceolate;lanceolate +
membranous +
villous +  and short-pubescent +
cylindric +
Illustrated +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
2-3-fid +
Scleria pauciflora var. kansana +
Scleria pauciflora var. caroliniana +
Scleria pauciflora +
variety +
not +  and rhizomatous +