familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Racemosae
speciesCarex bella

Carex bella

L. H. Bailey

Bot. Gaz. 17: 152. 1892.

David F. Murray
Illustrated
Synonyms: Carex atrata var. discolor L. H. Bailey Carex atrata var. discolor (L. H. Bailey) Kükenthal Carex uncompahgre
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 410. Mentioned on page 403.
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Illustrator: Susan A. Reznicek

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Plants cespitose. Culms 25–55 cm, proximally scabrous. Leaves 3–6 mm wide. Inflorescences: proximal bracts shorter than or exceeding inflorescences; spikes pendent, separate, long-pendunculate, elongate, cylindric or clavate, 12–25 × 4–5.5 mm; lateral 2–3 spikes gynecandrous or, rarely, pistillate; terminal spike gynecandrous. Pistillate scales light to dark-brown, margins hyaline, lanceolate, shorter than and narrower or as broad as perigynia, midvein lighter colored than body, conspicuous, frequently raised, prominent, apex acute or mucronate. Perigynia ascending, pale green or pale-yellow, veinless, elliptic or obovate, 3–4 × 1.75–2 mm, apex abruptly formed, smooth; beak 0.3–0.4 mm, shallowly or deeply bidentate, smooth. Achenes nearly filling body of perigynia. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Fruiting Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Moist subalpine meadows
Elevation: 2800–3900 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Colo., N.Mex., S.Dak., Utah, Wyo., Mexico (Nuevo León)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
40 +
Abaxial surface relief
papillose +
Achene shape
trigonous +
Achene size
smaller +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Apex architecture
beakless +
Apex architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex relief
papillose +  and smooth +
Apex shape
mucronate;acute +
Author
David F. Murray +
Authority
L. H. Bailey +
Basal sheath texture
fibrous +
Base shape
cuneate +  and more or less rounded +
Beak architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Beak shape
bidentate +
Beak some measurement
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
v--shaped +
Blade width
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 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 +
Cross-section relief
papillose +  and smooth +
Culm coloration
red +  and purple +
Culm pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Culm shape
round +  and trigonous +
Culm some measurement
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br />) +
Distal scale architecture
empty +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Wyo. +  and Mexico (Nuevo León) +
Elevation
2800–3900 m +
Embryo position
basal +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
staminate +
Flower position
hypogynous +  and subtending +
Flower quantity
few +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruits achene shape
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Habitat
Moist subalpine meadows +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Susan A. Reznicek +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position
lateral +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence position relational
exceeding +
Inflorescence quantity
2 +  and 3 +
Inflorescences panicle architecture
pseudoumbel +
Inflorescences panicle development
modified +
Lateral spike architecture
prophyllate +, pedunculate +  and pistillate +
Lateral spike reproduction
gynecandrous +
Leaf arrangement
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Leaf width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Ligule presence
absent +
Locule quantity
1 +
Margin coloration
hyaline +
Margin fusion
fused +
Margin shape
lanceolate +
Margin width
as-broad-as perigynia +  and narrower +
Marginal vein fusion
distinct +
Marginal vein quantity
2 +
Midvein coloration
lighter colored +
Midvein fusion
distinct +
Midvein prominence
prominent +, raised +  and conspicuous +
Mouth architecture or shape
entire +
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 coloration
pale-yellow +  and pale green +
Perigynium length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Perigynium orientation
ascending +
Perigynium quantity
Few (?) +
Perigynium shape
Obovate (Elliptic) +
Perigynium width
0.175 cm1.75 mm <br />0.00175 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Phenology
Fruiting Jun–Aug. +
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 bract architecture
sheathless +
Proximal bract height or length or size
shorter +
Proximal bract shape
scale-like;,;thread-like +
Proximal leaf architecture
ladder-fibrillose +  and veined +
Proximal leaf coloration
purple +, tinged red +  and dotted +
Proximal leaf pubescence
glabrous +
Publication title
Bot. Gaz. +
Publication year
1892 +
Raceme arrangement
arranged +
Reference
None +
Root coloration
black without yellowbrown +  and brown +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Root position relational
covering +
Root pubescence
felty +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture
pistillate +
Scale architecture or pubescence or shape
not ciliate +
Scale atypical quantity
6 (30) +
Scale coloration
light +  and dark-brown +
Scale position
basal +  and proximal +
Scale quantity
1;0;1 +
Scale reproduction
fertile +
Scale shape
2-keeled +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sheath front texture
membranous +
Sheath shape
cylindric +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spike architecture
pistillate +  and long-pendunculate +
Spike arrangement
separate +
Spike length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Spike orientation
pendent +
Spike quantity
1;10 +
Spike reproduction
, +  and gynecandrous +
Spike shape
clavate;cylindric;elongate +
Spike width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 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 quantity
2 +  and 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 atrata var. discolor +  and Carex uncompahgre +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Carex bella +
Taxon parent
Carex sect. Racemosae +
Taxon rank
species +
Terminal spike architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Terminal spike reproduction
gynecandrous +
Testa fusion
free +
Testa width
thin +
Volume
Volume 23 +
Whole organism architecture
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +  and long +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
X chromosome quantity
10 +