Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis

Boott

Ill. Carex, 3: 124, plate 400. 1862.

Common names: Carex à utricule lisse
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Carex onusta Mackenzie Carex plana Mackenzie
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 294. Mentioned on page 293.

Pistillate scales 2–2.5 × 1.2–1.8 mm. perigynia veinless adaxially, 2.7–3.1 × 1.8–2.3 mm, beak 0.2–0.6 (–1.0) mm.


Phenology: Fruiting late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Dry grasslands, open forests, commonly on sand
Elevation: 10–300 m

Distribution

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Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

The distribution and ecology of Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis are unclear due to confusion with var. muehlenbergii. Plants of var. muehlenbergii that have a veinless perigynium have often been misidentified as var. enervis, but those plants are otherwise identical to var. muehlenbergii. Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii usually occurs on basic to slightly acidic soils; var. enervis often occurs on more acidic soils. It is not clear, however, whether that correlation is consistent.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"shortened" is not a number.

0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
suborbiculate +
smaller +
1.9mm;2.1mm +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
with awn;acute +
tapering;obtuse;acuminate or awned +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Peter W. Ball +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
white-hyaline +, hyaline +  and narrow +
red tinged +  and brown +
rounded +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
bidentate +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
v--shaped +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
glumaceous +  and foliaceous +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
ascending +  and appressed +
scale-like +  and leaflike +
parallel +  and divergent +
terete +, rolled +  and plicate +
ovate +  and ovate-circular +
Carex à utricule lisse +
round +  and trigonous +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 m <br />) +
0.7mm;1.1mm +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
10–300 m +
open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Dry grasslands, open forests, commonly on sand +
, +  and racemose +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
sessile +  and pistillate +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
basal +  and cauline +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
usually wider than long +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
pale green +  and yellowbrown +
0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br /> (0.31 cm3.1 mm <br />0.0031 m <br />) +
spreading +  and ascending +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
Fruiting late spring–early summer. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Ill. Carex, +
adventitious +
hyaline with green +
basal +  and proximal +
2-keeled +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
cylindric +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex onusta +  and Carex plana +
Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis +
Carex muehlenbergii +
variety +
rhizomatous +  and short-rhizomatous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +