familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Paniceae
speciesCarex californica

Carex californica

L. H. Bailey

Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 9. 1889.

Paul E. Rothrock, A. A. Reznicek
IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 429. Mentioned on page 427.
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Illustrator: Susan A. Reznicek

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Plants colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms 15–60 cm, scabrous to smooth distally. Leaves: proximal sheaths fibrillose, bladeless, purple-tinged, 2–6 mm diam.; ligules 2–6 mm, as long as or longer than wide; blades of vegetative culms 10–30 (–50) cm; those of fertile culms green, flat or folded, less than 18 cm × 1.5–5.5 mm. Inflorescences 4–19 cm, 1.2–2 times longer than proximal bract; proximal bracts 2–12 cm, sheaths 0.5–3 cm, blades 1.5–10 cm; pistillate spikes occasionally staminate at apex, linearoblong, 1–3.5 (–5) cm × 2.5–7 mm. Pistillate scales purple-tinged, apex broadly acute or obtuse, sometimes subapically cuspidate, papillose. Perigynia loosely to densely arranged, 3.4–4.2 mm; beak not flared, 0.5–1 mm. Achenes pale to dark-brown, (2–) 2.3–2.7 × 1.6–2 mm.


Phenology: Fruiting early–mid summer.
Habitat: Rare and local in dry meadows, grassy slopes, and prairies
Elevation: 0–2100 m

Distribution

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Calif., Idaho, Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

... more about "Carex californica"
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Achene atypical length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
Achene coloration
pale +  and dark-brown +
Achene length
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
Achene shape
trigonous +
Achene size
smaller +
Achene width
1.6mm;2mm +
Adaxial side prominence
more prominent +
Adaxial side shape
not septate-nodulose +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Apex architecture or shape
cuspidate +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex relief
papillose +
Apex shape
obtuse;acute +
Author
Paul E. Rothrock +  and A. A. Reznicek +
Authority
L. H. Bailey +
Basal sheath texture
fibrous +
Base shape
tapering +
Beak atypical some measurement
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Beak shape
not flared +
Beak some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Blade atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
m--shaped +
Blade some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +  and 10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
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 +
Culm coloration
purple +  and brown +
Culm leaf coloration
green +
Culm leaf length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
Culm leaf shape
folded +  and flat +
Culm leaf width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
Culm pubescence or relief
scabrous to smooth +
Culm reproduction
fertile +  and vegetative +
Culm shape
round +  and trigonous +
Culm some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Distal scale architecture
empty +
Distribution
Calif. +, Idaho +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
Elevation
0–2100 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
Rare and local in dry meadows, grassy slopes, and prairies +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Susan A. Reznicek +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence length or size
1.2-2 times longer than proximal bract +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (19 cm190 mm <br />0.19 m <br />) +
Inflorescences panicle architecture
pseudoumbel +
Inflorescences panicle development
modified +
Lateral-vein prominence
more prominent +
Lateral-vein quantity
2 (?) +
Lateral spike architecture
prophyllate +, pedunculate +  and pistillate +
Leaf arrangement
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Ligule length or size
longer than wide +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Locule quantity
1 +
Margin fusion
fused +
Marginal vein fragility
strong +
Marginal vein quantity
2 +
Midvein fusion
distinct +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Orifice shape
bidentate +  and entire +
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
sessile +  and veined +
Perigynium arrangement
arranged +
Perigynium coloration
yellowbrown +  and dark-brown +
Perigynium orientation
ascending +  and spreading +
Perigynium shape
Ovate (Obovate obtusely trigonous) +
Perigynium some measurement
0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
Phenology
Fruiting early–mid summer. +
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 or shape
long-sheathing +  and leaflike +
Proximal bract some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Proximal scale architecture
pistillate +
Proximal sheath architecture
bladeless +
Proximal sheath coloration
Purple-tinged (?) +
Proximal sheath diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Proximal sheath texture
fibrillose +
Publication title
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1889 +
Raceme arrangement
arranged +
Reference
None +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture
pistillate +
Scale atypical quantity
6 (30) +
Scale coloration
purple-tinged +
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 length or size
longer +
Sheath shape
cylindric +
Sheath some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
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Special status
Illustrated +, Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Spike architecture
staminate +  and pistillate +
Spike arrangement
arranged +
Spike atypical length
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Spike atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Spike length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Spike quantity
2;4 +
Spike width
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 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 character
diameter +
Stem shape
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
Stigma quantity
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 +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Carex californica +
Taxon parent
Carex sect. Paniceae +
Taxon rank
species +
Terminal spike architecture
staminate +
Terminal spike architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Testa fusion
free +
Testa width
thin +
Volume
Volume 23 +
Whole organism architecture
long-rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and colonial +
Widest leaf-blade pubescence
glabrous +
Widest leaf-blade relief
papillose +
Widest leaf-blade width
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
X chromosome quantity
16;26+3 +