Carex grayi

J. Carey

Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 4: 22. 1847.

Common names: Carex de Gray
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Carex intumescens var. globularis A. Gray Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 236. 1835
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 512. Mentioned on page 511, 513.

Plants cespitose or not, short-rhizomatous. Culms solitary or not, erect, (25–) 40–90 (–110) cm. Leaves 6–12; basal sheaths purplish red; sheath of distal leaf 0–1.5 (–2.5) cm; ligules rounded, 2.5–6 mm; blades 12–34 cm × 4–11 mm. Inflorescences 2.5–17 cm; peduncles of proximal pistillate spikes 0.7–3.5 cm, basal 2 peduncles 1–4 (–12) cm apart; peduncle of terminal spike 0.5–6 cm; bracts leafy, usually sheathless, blades 8–26 cm × 2–7 mm. Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 1–2 (–3), densely (4–) 8–35-flowered, separate to aggregated, globular, 2.5–4.2 × 2.6–4.1 cm; terminal staminate spike 1, 0.5–6.5 cm × 1–4 mm. Pistillate scales 1–5-veined, lanceolate-ovate to ovate-orbicular, 4–11 × 2–4.2 mm, apex obtuse to awned, awn to 7 mm, rough. Anthers 3, 2.5–4.8 mm. Perigynia radiating out in all directions, strongly 16–25-veined, rhombic-ovoid, 12.5–20 × 4–8 mm, base cuneate, dull, glabrous or, sometimes, hispidulous; beak poorly defined, 1.5–3 mm. Achenes sessile, ellipsoid to obovoid, faces convex, angles not thickened, 3.3–4.8 × 2.6–3.7 mm; style withering.


Phenology: Fruiting May–Aug.
Habitat: Mesic to wet deciduous forests, forest openings, usually on fine alluvial or lacustrine deposits, riverbottoms
Elevation: 0–500 m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wis.

Discussion

Pubescence on the perigynia of Carex grayi is most frequently found in plants from the Midwest and South.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

... more about "Carex grayi"
ellipsoid;obovoid +
smaller +
0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br /> (0.48 cm4.8 mm <br />0.0048 m <br />) +
not thickened +
2.6mm;3.7mm +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.48 cm4.8 mm <br />0.0048 m <br />) +
hairy +  and glabrous +
obtuse;awned +
A. A. Reznicek +
J. Carey +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
hispidulous +, , +  and glabrous +
cuneate +
Carex intumescens var. globularis +
bidentate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br />) +
v--shaped +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
sheathless +  and leafy +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
ascending +  and appressed +
scale-like +  and leaflike +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
Carex de Gray +
brown +, reddish +  and purplish +
round +  and trigonous +
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
prophyllate +, pedunculate +  and staminate +
Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +  and Wis. +
0–500 m +
open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Mesic to wet deciduous forests, forest openings, usually on fine alluvial or lacustrine deposits, riverbottoms +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
septate-nodulose +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
basal +  and cauline +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
1.25 cm12.5 mm <br />0.0125 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
ascending +  and spreading +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Fruiting May–Aug. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. +
adventitious +
1-5-veined +  and pistillate +
basal +  and proximal +
lanceolate-ovate;ovate-orbicular +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
shorter or longer +
septate-nodulose +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
(4-)8-35-flowered +  and pistillate +
separate +  and aggregated +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
globular +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br /> (4.1 cm41 mm <br />0.041 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
persistent +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex grayi +
Carex sect. Lupulinae +
species +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
plant +, not +  and cespitose +