Carex hirsutella

Mackenzie

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 349. 1923.

Common names: Carex hirsute
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Carex hirsuta Willdenow Sp. Pl. 4(1): 252. 1805,
Synonyms: Carex complanata var. hirsuta (L. H. Bailey) Gleason
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 484. Mentioned on page 465, 466, 482, 483.
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Culms 20–90 cm, pilose. Leaves: ligules shorter than wide; blades 1.5–4 mm wide, pilose on both surfaces. Inflorescences: lateral spikes 8–18 × 3–5.5 mm, usually crowded; terminal spike gynecandrous, at least 1/2 of flowers pistillate, 10–20 (–25) mm. Pistillate scales ovate, 1.8–2.5 × 0.7–1.3 mm, apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate, shorter than perigynia. Staminate scales ovate to lanceolate, 2.1–5.2 mm, apex acuminate. Anthers 1.3–2.2 mm. Perigynia ascending, weakly 9–18-veined, obovate-circular, ± trigonous in cross-section, 2–3 × 1.1–1.6 mm, not papillose, glabrous; beak absent. Achenes 1.6–2.1 (–2.6) × 0.8–1.3 mm. 2n = 52.


Phenology: Fruiting late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Meadows, dry to mesic woods, neutral to basic soils
Elevation: 100–500 m

Distribution

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

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

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0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br /> (0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br />) +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
trigonous +
0.8mm;1.3mm +
stipitate +, veinless +  and veined +
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0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
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pubescent +  and glabrous +
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Peter W. Ball +
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glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
ascending +  and appressed +
scale-like +  and leaflike +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
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20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
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100–500 m +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
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prophyllate +, pedunculate +  and pistillate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
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multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
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subentire +  and entire +
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0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
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0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Fruiting late spring–early summer. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
adventitious +
staminate +  and pistillate +
basal +  and proximal +
ovate;lanceolate +
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1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
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