Carex obtusata

Liljeblad

Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 14: 69. 1793.

Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 555. Mentioned on page 553, 556.

Culms (3–) 10–20 cm. Leaves: blades 0.5–1.5 mm wide. Pistillate scales brown, with hyaline margins, lanceolate, 2.5–3.5 (–4.5) mm, as wide and as long as or slightly shorter than and enclosing perigynia. Perigynia finely veined, at least in proximal 1/2, 3–3.8 mm; beak teeth firm or flexible. 2n = 52.


Phenology: Fruiting Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Dry grasslands, dry bluffs, dry sandy flood plains
Elevation: 10–1400 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.W.T., Ont., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Minn., Mont., N.Mex., N.Dak., S.Dak., Utah, Wyo., Eurasia

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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"shortened" is not a number.

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ascending +  and appressed +
scale-like +  and leaflike +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
redbrown +  and red-purple +
round +  and trigonous +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
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open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
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multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
basal +  and cauline +
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brown +  and reddish black +
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3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. +
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cylindric +
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1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
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