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Carex microchaeta
Amer. J. Sci. 167: 305. 1904.
Illustrated
Culms 5–35 cm. Leaves basal; proximal leaves with blades 5–6 mm wide. Inflorescences: spikes approximate, oblong to elongate, 8–25 × 3–8 mm; proximal spike separate, sometimes pendent and long-pedunculate; lateral spikes 2–4; distal spikes erect, short-pedunculate. Pistillate scales dark-brown to black, ovate or lanceolate, equaling and as wide as perigynia, apex acute or mucronate. Perigynia veinless, ovate, 3-5–4 × 1.5–2 mm, papillose; beak 0.3–0.5 mm, shallowly bidentate or truncate, sparsely papillose or smooth.
Distribution
B.C., N.W.T., Yukon, Alaska, Asia (Russian Far East)
Discussion
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Key
| 1 | Perigynia, including beak, reddish brown or purple; midvein of pistillate scales dark, same color as body, inconspicuous. | Carex microchaeta subsp. microchaeta |
| 1 | Perigynia greenish yellow or yellow-brown, beak black; midvein of pistillate scales lighter color than body, conspicuous. | Carex microchaeta subsp. nesophila |
"shortened" is not a number."-4mm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
... more about "Carex microchaeta"
trigonous +
basifixed +
beaked +
glabrous +
mucronate;acute +
fibrous +
rounded +
entire +
absent +
v--shaped +
leaflike +
1;many +
2;3 +
short-pedunculate +
basal +
abundant +
single +
unisexual +
racemose +
pseudoumbel +
modified +
androgynous +
basal +
absent +
fused +
strong +
distinct +
arranged +
falling +
absent +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
thin +
veinless +
papillose +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
fused +
pistillate +
subtending +
sheathless +
filiform;leaflike +
long-pedunculate +
separate +
pendent +
Amer. J. Sci. +
1904 +
arranged +
adventitious +
fibrous +
pistillate +
not leaflike +
1;0;1 +
fertile +
lanceolate;ovate +
equaling +
membranous +
cylindric +
Illustrated +
approximate +
2;5 +
oblong;elongate +
1-flowered +
distinct +
papillate +
undivided +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex microchaeta +
Carex sect. Scitae +
species +
staminate +
free +
thin +
short-rhizomatous +
perennial +