familyCyperaceae
genusCarex
sectionCarex sect. Careyanae
speciesCarex digitalis
varietyCarex digitalis var. floridana

Carex digitalis var. floridana

(L. H. Bailey) Naczi & Bryson

Novon 12: 531. 2002.

Charles T. Bryson, Robert F. C. Naczi
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Carex laxiculmis var. floridana L. H. Bailey Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 47. 1889
Synonyms: Carex digitalis var. asymmetrica Fernald
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 446. Mentioned on page 445.

Widest leaf 2.7–4.5 (–5.3) mm wide. Inflorescence: longest peduncle of staminate spike 0.9–7.2 (–11.4) cm; terminal spike usually surpassed by bract blade of distal lateral spike. Perigynia (8–) 11–15-veined, 3.2–4.2 mm, apex noticeably excurved.


Phenology: Fruiting spring.
Habitat: Rich, moist, slopes or bottomlands, deciduous or mixed deciduous-evergreen forests, near flood plain of streams and rivers, sandy or sandy loam soils
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Achene length
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
Achene shape
obovoid +
Achene size
smaller +
Achene width
1mm;1.6mm +
Adaxial side prominence
more prominent +
Anther fixation
basifixed +
Anther some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
excurved +
Author
Charles T. Bryson +  and Robert F. C. Naczi +
Authority
(L. H. Bailey) Naczi & Bryson +
Basal sheath coloration
light-brown;white +
Basal sheath texture
not fibrous +
Base architecture or shape
truncate +
Base shape
tapering +
Basionyms
Carex laxiculmis var. floridana +
Beak shape
tapering +
Blade coloration
green +
Blade height or length or size
shorter +
Blade heigth or size
0.5-1.3(-1.8) times as tall as tallest flowering culm +
Blade length
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (44 cm440 mm <br />0.44 m <br />) +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
m--shaped +
Bract architecture
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract arrangement
2-ranked +  and arranged +
Bract length
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (11.4 cm114 mm <br />0.114 m <br />) +
Bract orientation
ascending +  and appressed +
Bract quantity
1;many +
Bract shape
scale-like +  and leaflike +
Bract width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Branch atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Branch quantity
2;3 +
Bristle atypical quantity
6;30 +
Bristle quantity
3;6 +
Cauline leaf architecture
bladeless +
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 +
Cauline leaf some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
Culm coloration
purple +  and brown +
Culm length
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (52 cm520 mm <br />0.52 m <br />) +
Culm orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Culm shape
round +  and trigonous +
Culm width
0.5mm;1mm +
Distal scale architecture
empty +
Distribution
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, S.C. +  and Tex. +
Elevation
0–300 m +
Embryo position
basal +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Flower architecture
staminate +
Flower position
hypogynous +  and subtending +
Flower quantity
1 +  and 2 +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +
Fruits achene shape
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Habitat
Rich, moist, slopes or bottomlands, deciduous or mixed deciduous-evergreen forests, near flood plain of streams and rivers, sandy or sandy loam soils +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Susan A. Reznicek +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescences panicle architecture
pseudoumbel +
Inflorescences panicle development
modified +
Lateral-vein prominence
more prominent +
Lateral-vein quantity
2 (?) +
Lateral spike architecture
prophyllate +, pedunculate +  and pistillate +
Lateral spike position
basal +
Leaf arrangement
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Leaf pubescence
glabrous +
Ligule presence
absent +
Locule quantity
1 +
Longest peduncle atypical some measurement
7.2 cm72 mm <br />0.072 m <br /> (11.4 cm114 mm <br />0.114 m <br />) +
Longest peduncle some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (7.2 cm72 mm <br />0.072 m <br />) +
Margin coloration
brown tinged +  and hyaline +
Margin fusion
fused +
Midrib coloration
green +
Midvein fusion
distinct +
Nonbasal sheath coloration
green +
Nonbasal sheath some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.7 cm37 mm <br />0.037 m <br />) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Orifice architecture or shape
entire +
Panicle arrangement
arranged +
Peduncle some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (10.2 cm102 mm <br />0.102 m <br />) +
Perianth life cycle
falling +
Perianth presence
absent +
Perianth quantity
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
Pericarp width
thin +
Perigynium architecture
(8-)11-15-veined +
Perigynium length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
Perigynium life cycle
maturity +
Perigynium orientation
ascending +
Perigynium quantity
3 (9) +
Perigynium shape
Obovoid (?) +
Perigynium size
fitting +
Perigynium some measurement
0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
Perigynium width
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 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 nonbasal bract architecture
bladeless +  and leaflike +
Proximal nonbasal bract architecture or shape
long-sheathing +
Proximal scale architecture
pistillate +
Proximal spike length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Proximal spike orientation
drooping +, ascending +  and erect +
Proximal spike size or length
short to long +
Proximal spike width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Publication title
Novon +
Publication year
2002 +
Raceme arrangement
arranged +
Reference
None +
Root derivation
adventitious +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale architecture
staminate +  and pistillate +
Scale atypical length
0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
Scale atypical quantity
6 (30) +
Scale length
2mm (3.6mm) +
Scale position
basal +  and proximal +
Scale quantity
1;0;1 +
Scale reproduction
fertile +
Scale shape
oblong;keeled +
Scale width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sheath front texture
membranous +
Sheath shape
cylindric +
Shoot reproduction
vegetative +
Side shape
concave +  and plane +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V23/V23 819.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Spike architecture
staminate +
Spike arrangement
scattered +
Spike atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Spike atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Spike inflorescence some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (8.7 cm87 mm <br />0.087 m <br />) +
Spike length
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Spike position
basal +
Spike quantity
1;4 +
Spike shape
linear;linear-clavate +
Spike width
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 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
3 +
Stigma relief
papillate +
Style architecture or shape
undivided +
Style arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Style duration
deciduous +
Style orientation
ascending +
Style shape
2-3(-4)-fid +
Style size
slender +
Synonyms
Carex digitalis var. asymmetrica +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Carex digitalis var. floridana +
Taxon parent
Carex digitalis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Terminal spike architecture
staminate +
Testa fusion
free +
Testa width
thin +
Volume
Volume 23 +
Whole organism architecture
short-rhizomatous +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and cespitose +
Widest leaf width
2.7mm +  and 4.5mm +
X chromosome quantity
10 +