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

Carex digitalis var. digitalis

Charles T. Bryson, Robert F. C. Naczi
IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 445.
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Illustrator: Susan A. Reznicek

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

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. Peryginia (8–) 11–15-veined, 2.5–3.3 mm, apex barely excurved. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Fruiting spring–early summer.
Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic, deciduous or mixed deciduous-evergreen forests, mixed soils
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

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N.S., Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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2n chromosome quantity
48 +
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
Willdenow +
Basal sheath coloration
light-brown;white +
Basal sheath texture
not fibrous +
Base architecture or shape
truncate +
Base shape
tapering +
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
N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
Elevation
0–1000 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
Mesic to dry-mesic, deciduous or mixed deciduous-evergreen forests, mixed soils +
Illustration
Present +
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
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 width
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
Peryginium architecture
(8-)11-15-veined +
Peryginium some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
Phenology
Fruiting spring–early 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 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
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1805 +
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
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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 +
Taxon family
Cyperaceae +
Taxon name
Carex digitalis var. digitalis +
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 +