Carex kraliana

Naczi & Bryson

Novon 12: 520, fig. 5. 2002.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 439. Mentioned on page 432, 437.

Culms densely tufted, slightly winged, 9.2–56 cm × 0.8–1.1 mm. Leaves: basal sheaths brown or light-brown; sheaths 1–40 mm; blades erect, ascending, or lax, dark green, midrib well developed abaxially, margins serrulate distally, 6.2–17 × 2.8–32 cm, blades of overwintering leaves smooth Inflorescences: peduncles of lateral spikes absent; of terminal spike 1.3–7.3 (–15) mm. Bracts 2–4, blade 1.2–21 cm × 2.6–11 mm, widest bract blade per plant 5.3–11 mm wide; bract blade of distal lateral spikes lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, wider than spikes, wides bract blade of distalmost lateral spike (2.9–) 3.2–8.3 mm wide. Spikes 4–5 per culm, lateral spikes 5.3–18 (–23) × 3.7–4.6 mm, distal 2–3 spikes overlapping and concealed by bracts; terminal spike linear, 5.8–13 (–18) × 0.9–2.1 mm wide, proximal to or overtoppped by distal 2 bracts, usually exceeded by or, sometimes, subequal to distalmost lateral spike. Pistillate scales 1.1–4.2 × 1.4–1.8 mm; body ovate, 1.1–2.2, margins usually whitish, apex acute and awnless or awned, awn 0–2.2 mm. Staminate scales 1.9–3.8 × 0.8–1.5 mm, apex obtuse or acute, awnless. Anthers 1.8–2.3 mm. Perigynia 3–8 (–14) per spike, spirally overlapping, aggregated, 29–34-veined, ovate or oblong, faces flat or slightly convex, 2.7–4.2 (–5) × 1.3–1.7 (–1.8) mm, base abruptly contracted to 0.1–0.2 mm stipe; beak excurved 30–45° from long axis of perigynium, 0.2–0.6 (–1) mm wide. Achenes 1.9–2.5 (–2.9) × 1.2–1.6 (–1.7).


Phenology: Fruiting spring.
Habitat: Mesic deciduous or mixed deciduous-evergreen forests, calcareous to circumneutral soils
Elevation: 50–800 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Miss., N.C., Ohio, S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.

Discussion

Carex kraliana is similar to several other species of sect. Laxiflorae, including C. albursina, C. blanda, C. crebriflora, C. laxiflora, and C. leptonervia. Older specimens of C. kraliana bear identifications most often of C. blanda, C. crebriflora, and C. laxiflora var. serrulata F. J. Hermann. Examination of the type of C. laxiflora var. serrulata reveals it is C. laxiflora rather than C. kraliana. Because of that confusion, reports of C. laxiflora var. serrulata from the southeastern United States should be examined closely. See discussion under 264. C. laxiflora.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number."wider" is not a number.

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trigonous +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
awnless +  and awned +
acute;obtuse;acute +
Charles T. Bryson +  and Robert F. C. Naczi +
Naczi & Bryson +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
light-brown;brown +
tapering +
Laxiflorae +
excurved +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (21 cm210 mm <br />0.21 m <br />) +
m--shaped +
0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
1.1 +  and 2.2 +
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br /> (0.83 cm8.3 mm <br />0.0083 m <br />) +
ascending +  and appressed +
scale-like +  and leaflike +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
purple +  and brown +
9.2 cm92 mm <br />0.092 m <br /> (56 cm560 mm <br />0.56 m <br />) +
round +  and trigonous +
0.8mm;1.1mm +
Ala. +, Ark. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +  and Va. +
50–800 m +
0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
convex;flat +
1.3mm;1.7mm +
open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Mesic deciduous or mixed deciduous-evergreen forests, calcareous to circumneutral soils +
0.73 cm7.3 mm <br />0.0073 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.73 cm7.3 mm <br />0.0073 m <br />) +
prophyllate +, pedunculate +  and pistillate +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
0.53 cm5.3 mm <br />0.0053 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
0.37 cm3.7 mm <br />0.0037 m <br /> (0.46 cm4.6 mm <br />0.0046 m <br />) +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
overwintering +
basal +  and cauline +
6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
2.8cm +  and 32cm +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
aggregated +  and overlapping +
not black-mottled +, yellowbrown +  and dark-brown +
Fruiting spring. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
0.53 cm5.3 mm <br />0.0053 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
long-sheathing +  and leaflike +
awned +  and acute +
adventitious +
staminate +  and pistillate +
basal +  and proximal +
2-keeled +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
cylindric +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
overlapping +
1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex kraliana +
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species +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 m <br />) +
plant +  and cespitose +