Carex albicans var. australis
Sida 14: 133. 1990.
Illustrated
Basionym: Carex varia var. australis L. H. Bailey Bot. Gaz. 17: 153. 1892
Synonyms: Carex emmonsii var. australis (L. H. Bailey) Rettig Carex physorhyncha Liebmann
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Rhizomes horizontally spreading, 18–70 mm. Staminate spikes 6–14 × 0.5–1.8 mm; staminate scales 3–4 × 0.9–1.8 mm, midrib weak or strong, usually not reaching apex of scale (rarely prominent, extending to apex of scale, and finely toothed, 15X). Perigynia 2.7–3.1 × 0.8–1.1 mm; beak with apical teeth 0.2–0.4 mm. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Fruiting late Mar–mid May.
Habitat: Dry to mesic, level areas of sandy loam, occasionally on sandy loam-clay mixtures, in partial shade of hardwood or mixed-pine forests
Elevation: 10–200 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tex., Va., s to c Mexico
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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brown +
trigonous;ellipsoid +
0.7mm;1.3mm +
more prominent +
basifixed +
acute;acuminate +
fibrous +
spongy +
ciliate-serrulate +
straight +
longer +
absent +
glabrous +
v--shaped +
leaflike +
1;many +
2;3 +
overlapping +
shorter +
smooth to scabrous +
basal +
abundant +
single +
unisexual +
Dry to mesic, level areas of sandy loam, occasionally on sandy loam-clay mixtures, in partial shade of hardwood or mixed-pine forests +
Present +
racemose +
pseudoumbel +
modified +
basal +
gynecandrous +
herbaceous +
smooth to scabrous +
papillose;scabrous +
shorter to longer +
0.8mm;2.5mm +
absent +
white +
fused +
narrow +
strong +
more prominent +
distinct +
arranged +
falling +
absent +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
thin +
veinless +
pale green +
longer than wide +
ascending +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
fused +
pistillate +
subtending +
sheathless +
Sida +
1990 +
arranged +
spreading +
slender +
adventitious +
fibrous +
staminate +
1;0;1 +
fertile +
lanceolate;ovate +
membranous +
cylindric +
Illustrated +
staminate +
separated +
1;4 +
1-flowered +
distinct +
papillate +
undivided +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex albicans var. australis +
Carex albicans +
variety +
staminate +
free +
thin +
perennial +
short to long +