familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Deweyanae
speciesCarex bromoides
subspeciesCarex bromoides subsp. montana

Carex bromoides subsp. montana

Naczi

Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 17: 220, fig 4. 1990.

Robert F. C. Naczi
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 325. Mentioned on page 323.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Susan A. Reznicek

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Plants densely cespitose. Rhizomes short, internodes 0.2–1 (–8.5) mm. Culms 1–1.6 mm wide. Widest leaf-blades 2.8–4.4 mm wide. Longest inflorescences 24–44 (–53) mm. Perigynium beak 0.36–0.48 times as long as perigynium. 2n = 60, 62.


Phenology: Fruiting spring.
Habitat: Mountain streamsides, seeps in deciduous forests, rarely mountain bogs
Elevation: (400–)800–1400 m

Distribution

V23 578-distribution-map.jpg

N.C., S.C., Va.

Discussion

Carex bromoides subsp. montana is endemic to the southeastern portion of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number."-0.05timesaslongasperigynia" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Carex bromoides subsp. montana"
RDF feed
2n chromosome quantity
62 +  and 60 +
Abaxial suture condition
closed +
Achene architecture
sessile +
Achene coloration
brown +
Achene l w ratio
1.9-2.9 +
Achene length
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Achene shape
planoconvex;biconvex +
Achene width
0.7mm;1.1mm +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Anther some measurement
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.29 cm2.9 mm <br />0.0029 m <br />) +
Apex architecture
bidentulate +  and entire +
Apex condition or size
contracted +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
tapering;acute;acuminate +
Author
Robert F. C. Naczi +
Authority
Naczi +
Awn some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Basal sheath texture
fibrous +
Base shape
cuneate +  and rounded +
Basionyms
Deweyanae +
Beak atypical some measurement
0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
Beak length
0.28-0.51 times as long as perigynia (?) +
Beak some measurement
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
v--shaped +  and flat +
Blade width
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.44 cm4.4 mm <br />0.0044 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 +
Center architecture
1-veined +
Center coloration
green;hyaline +
Cross-section pubescence
glabrous +
Culm architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Culm coloration
brown +
Culm length
23 cm230 mm <br />0.23 m <br /> (88 cm880 mm <br />0.88 m <br />) +
Culm shape
round +  and trigonous +
Culm width
1mm;1.6mm +
Distal scale architecture
empty +
Distribution
N.C. +, S.C. +  and Va. +
Elevation
(400–)800–1400 m +
Embryo position
basal +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Flower arrangement
scattered +
Flower position
hypogynous +  and subtending +
Flower quantity
8 +  and 18 +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruits achene shape
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Habitat
Mountain streamsides, seeps in deciduous forests, rarely mountain bogs +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Susan A. Reznicek +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence atypical some measurement
6.3 cm63 mm <br />0.063 m <br /> (7.1 cm71 mm <br />0.071 m <br />) +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence some measurement
2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br /> (6.3 cm63 mm <br />0.063 m <br />) +
Inflorescences panicle architecture
pseudoumbel +
Inflorescences panicle development
modified +
Internode atypical some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.85 cm8.5 mm <br />0.0085 m <br />) +
Internode some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Lateral spike architecture
sessile +, staminate +  and pistillate +
Lateral spike reproduction
androgynous +  and gynecandrous +
Leaf arrangement
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Ligule l w ratio
1-3 +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Locule quantity
1 +
Longest inflorescence atypical some measurement
4.4 cm44 mm <br />0.044 m <br /> (5.3 cm53 mm <br />0.053 m <br />) +
Longest inflorescence some measurement
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (4.4 cm44 mm <br />0.044 m <br />) +
Margin architecture or shape
serrulate +
Margin coloration
pale +  and redbrown +
Margin fusion
fused +
Margin shape
angled +
Midvein fusion
distinct +
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
3-6-veined +  and (3-)4-8-veined +
Perigynium atypical length
0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br /> (0.41 cm4.1 mm <br />0.0041 m <br />) +
Perigynium beak length
0.36-0.48 times as long as perigynium +
Perigynium coloration
green +  and pale-brown +
Perigynium l w ratio
(3.5-)4-6.1(-6.6) +
Perigynium length
0.41 cm4.1 mm <br />0.0041 m <br /> (0.67 cm6.7 mm <br />0.0067 m <br />) +
Perigynium orientation
erect +
Perigynium shape
Lanceolate (?) +
Perigynium width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
Phenology
Fruiting spring. +
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 architecture or shape
leaflike +
Proximal bract atypical some measurement
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
filiform +
Proximal bract some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Proximal internode atypical some measurement
16mm;23mm +
Proximal internode some measurement
0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Proximal spike atypical length
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Proximal spike length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Proximal spike width
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Publication title
Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. +
Publication year
1990 +
Raceme arrangement
arranged +
Reference
None +
Rhizome height or length or size
short +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture
staminate +  and pistillate +
Scale atypical quantity
6 (30) +
Scale coloration
whitish +  and castaneous +
Scale length
2.8mm (3.9mm) +
Scale position
basal +  and proximal +
Scale quantity
1;0;1 +
Scale reproduction
fertile +
Scale shape
2-keeled +
Scale width
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sheath front texture
membranous +
Sheath shape
cylindric +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V23/V23 578.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +
Spike architecture
with pistillate and staminate flowers +, staminate +  and pistillate +
Spike arrangement
arranged +
Spike atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Spike quantity
3;8 +
Spike reproduction
gynecandrous +
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 +
Stigma relief
papillate +
Stigma some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br />) +
Style architecture or shape
undivided +
Style arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Style duration
deciduous +
Style shape
2-3(-4)-fid +
Style size
enlarged +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Carex bromoides subsp. montana +
Taxon parent
Carex bromoides +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Terminal spike atypical length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Terminal spike length
9mm;20mm +
Terminal spike reproduction
gynecandrous +
Terminal spike width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Testa fusion
free +
Testa width
thin +
Tissue texture
spongy +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
Volume
Volume 23 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
Whole organism size or length
short to long +
Widest blade width
1.3mm +  and 4.4mm +
Widest leaf-blade width
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (0.44 cm4.4 mm <br />0.0044 m <br />) +
X chromosome quantity
10 +