Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 7: 86. 1985.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Carex prionophylla T. Holm Amer. J. Sci. 164: 423. 1902
Synonyms: Carex miserabilis Mackenzie
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Culms 35–90 cm, scabrous on angles. Leaves: proximal sheaths redbrown, fronts with (red) pale-brown spots, prominently ladder-fibrillose, bladeless, glabrous, backs scabrous; leaf-blades 3–6 mm wide. Perigynia ellipsoid to obovoid, apex acute. 2n = 74.
Phenology: Fruiting Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Wet subalpine meadows
Elevation: 1000–1400 m
Distribution
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B.C., Idaho, Mont., Wash.
Discussion
Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla usually occurs at somewhat lower elevations than var. bracteosa. Where the two are sympatric, they can be distinguished by the bladeless, ladder-fibrillose basal sheaths and the narrower ellipsoid perigynia of var. prionophylla.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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redbrown spots +
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leaflike +
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2;3 +
glabrous +
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angled +
basal +
abundant +
single +
unisexual +
glabrous +
Present +
racemose +
pseudoumbel +
modified +
pistillate +
androgynous +
3mm;6mm +
absent +
fused +
prominent +
distinct +
arranged +
falling +
absent +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
thin +
veinless +
pale-brown +
ascending +
equaling +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
fused +
pistillate +
subtending +
scale-like +
pistillate +
long-awned +
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arranged +
adventitious +
fibrous +
pistillate +
purple-brown +
1;0;1 +
fertile +
2-keeled +
u--shaped +
membranous +
cylindric +
arranged +
erect +
1;2 +
1-flowered +
distinct +
papillate +
undivided +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla +
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variety +
gynecandrous +
free +
thin +
rhizomatous +
perennial +
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