familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Glareosae
speciesCarex brunnescens
subspeciesCarex brunnescens subsp. sphaerostachya

Carex brunnescens subsp. sphaerostachya

(Tuckerman) Kalela

Ann. Bot. Fenn. 2: 203. 1965.

Heikki Toivonen
Common names: Carex à épis globulaires
Illustrated
Basionym: Carex canescens var. sphaerostachya Tuckerman Enum. Caric., 10, 19. 1843
Synonyms: Carex brunnescens var. gracilior Britton Carex brunnescens var. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kükenthal Carex buckleyi Carex canescens var. vitilis (Fries) J. Carey Carex canescens var. vulgaris L. H. Bailey Carex sphaerostachya
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Susan A. Reznicek

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Culms ascending to arching, filiform, 30–90 cm. Leaves mid to deep green, (0.5–) 1–1.5 mm wide. Inflorescences flexible, 1.5–4 (–7) cm; proximal spikes 0.5–2.5 cm apart; terminal spike often clavate. Perigynia (1.5–) 2–2.5 × 0.8–1.25 mm. 2n = 56.


Phenology: Fruiting May–Jul.
Habitat: Damp, temporarily dry areas, thin-peated mires, thickets, woodlands, heaths, rocky slopes
Elevation: 0–3500 m

Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon, Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Conn., Del., Ga., Ind., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Eurasia

Discussion

The complete distribution of Carex brunnescens subsp. sphaerostachya is still unclear. See note under subsp. brunnescens.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified."shortened" is not a number."bristlelike-prolonged" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
56 +
Abaxial margin architecture or shape
serrulate +
Abaxial suture architecture or shape
serrulate +
Achene coloration
brown +  and pale +
Achene length
0.125 cm1.25 mm <br />0.00125 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Achene position
mid +
Achene reflectance
glossy +
Achene shape
ovate-orbiculate +
Achene size
smaller +
Achene width
0.8mm;1mm +
Age architecture
several-veined +
Age coloration
dark-brown +, brown +  and green +
Age length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Age life cycle
maturity +
Age shape
elliptic-ovate +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Apex architecture
beaked +  and beakless +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex relief
papillose +  and smooth +
Apex shape
obtuse;acute +
Author
Heikki Toivonen +
Authority
(Tuckerman) Kalela +
Basal sheath duration
persisting +
Basal sheath texture
fibrous +
Base shape
truncate +  and rounded +
Basionyms
Carex canescens var. sphaerostachya +
Beak architecture or shape
entire +
Beak prominence
inconspicuous +
Beak some measurement
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Blade atypical length
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Blade coloration
green +  and yellowish green +
Blade height or length or size
shorter +
Blade length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
v--shaped +
Blade width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 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
3-veined +
Center coloration
brown tinged +
Center shape
ovate +
Center size
subequal +
Clump size
Small (?) +
Common name
Carex à épis globulaires +
Cross-section pubescence
glabrous +
Culm coloration
brown +
Culm orientation
ascending +  and arching +
Culm shape
filiform +
Culm size
slender +
Culm some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
Distal bract shape
scale-like +
Distal scale architecture
empty +
Distal spike architecture
sessile +
Distal spike arrangement
approximate +
Distal spike length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Distal spike shape
Globose (Short-oblong) +
Distal spike width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Eurasia +
Elevation
0–3500 m +
Embryo position
basal +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
Flower position
hypogynous +  and subtending +
Flower quantity
single +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruits achene shape
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Habitat
Damp, temporarily dry areas, thin-peated mires, thickets, woodlands, heaths, rocky slopes +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Susan A. Reznicek +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence atypical some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Inflorescence fragility
pliable +
Inflorescence length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Inflorescence orientation
nodding +  and erect to somewhat +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Inflorescence width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Inflorescences panicle architecture
pseudoumbel +
Inflorescences panicle development
modified +
Inner band coloration
hyaline +
Inner band shape
concave +
Inner band width
thin +
Lateral spike architecture
sessile +  and pistillate +
Lateral spike reproduction
gynecandrous +
Leaf arrangement
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
Leaf coloration
green +
Leaf depth
deep +
Leaf position
mid +
Leaf width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule width
wide +
Locule quantity
1 +
Margin architecture or shape
serrulate +
Margin fusion
fused +
Margin shape
angled;rounded +
Mid band coloration
brown +
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
several-veined +
Perigynium atypical length
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Perigynium coloration
dark-brown +, brown +  and green +
Perigynium length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Perigynium life cycle
maturity +
Perigynium orientation
appressed-ascending +  and loosely spreading +
Perigynium quantity
5 (10) +
Perigynium shape
Elliptic-ovate (?) +
Perigynium some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Perigynium texture
membranous +
Perigynium width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.125 cm1.25 mm <br />0.00125 m <br />) +
Phenology
Fruiting May–Jul. +
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 +  and bristlelike +
Proximal bract height or length or size
shorter +
Proximal bract prominence
inconspicuous +
Proximal bract shape
scale-like +
Proximal scale architecture
pistillate +
Proximal spike arrangement
apart +
Proximal spike some measurement
0.5cm +  and 2.5cm +
Publication title
Ann. Bot. Fenn. +
Publication year
1965 +
Raceme arrangement
arranged +
Reference
None +
Rhizome height or length or size
short +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture
pistillate +
Scale atypical quantity
6 (30) +
Scale coloration
white-hyaline with green +
Scale position
basal +  and proximal +
Scale quantity
1;0;1 +
Scale reproduction
fertile +
Scale shape
2-keeled +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sheath arrangement or density
tight +
Sheath coloration
Pale (?) +
Sheath front texture
membranous +
Sheath shape
cylindric +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spike arrangement
arranged +
Spike atypical quantity
10 (15) +
Spike position relational
exceeding +
Spike quantity
5;10 +
Spike rachis pubescence
glabrous +
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 +
Style architecture or shape
undivided +
Style arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Style duration
deciduous +
Style shape
2-3(-4)-fid +
Synonyms
Carex brunnescens var. gracilior +, Carex brunnescens var. sphaerostachya +, Carex buckleyi +, Carex canescens var. vitilis +, Carex canescens var. vulgaris +  and Carex sphaerostachya +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Carex brunnescens subsp. sphaerostachya +
Taxon parent
Carex brunnescens +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Terminal spike architecture
staminate +
Terminal spike length
0;1/2 +
Terminal spike reproduction
gynecandrous +
Terminal spike shape
clavate +
Testa fusion
free +
Testa width
thin +
Tissue texture
spongy +
Volume
Volume 23 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
X chromosome quantity
27;33 +