Carex vallicola

Dewey

Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 32: 40. 1861.

Illustrated
Synonyms: Carex rusbyi Mackenzie Carex vallicola var. rusbyi (Mackenzie) F. J. Hermann
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 290. Mentioned on page 286, 291.
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Plants without conspicuous rhizomes. Culms 12–60 cm, 1–1.3 mm wide basally, 0.5–1 mm wide distally. Leaves: sheaths tight, green, fronts hyaline; ligules less than 2 mm, wider than long; widest leaf-blades 1–3 mm wide, papillose adaxially. Inflorescences with 5–10 crowded spikes, 0.5–3 cm × 5–8 mm; proximal bracts to 1 (–3) cm; spikes with 2–10 ascending perigynia. Pistillate scales hyaline or pale-brown with green 1–3-veined center, ovate, 2.8–3.2 × 1.8–2.6 mm, body slightly shorter than to length of perigynium, apex acute to short-awned. Anthers 1.8–2.3 mm. Perigynia brown, abaxial face 7–15-veined proximally, otherwise veinless or obscurely veined, 3.3–4 × 1.8–2.3 mm, base of perigynium spongy, thickened and longitudinally striate adaxially, spongy region 0.7–1 mm, margins serrulate to subentire distally; beak 0.5–1 mm, apical teeth 0.1–0.3 mm. Stigmas straight or slightly twisted, 0.05 mm wide. Achenes ovate to circular, 1.6–2.7 × 1.5–2 mm.


Phenology: Fruiting spring–early summer.
Habitat: Dry to mesic hillsides, grasslands, thickets, open forests
Elevation: 500–3000 m

Distribution

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B.C., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Wash., Wyo., Mexico (Hidalgo)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Carex vallicola"
veined +, veinless +  and 7-15-veined +
0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
ovate;circular +
smaller +
1.5mm;2mm +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
acute;short-awned +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Peter W. Ball +
white-hyaline +, hyaline +  and narrow +
red tinged +  and brown +
rounded +
bidentate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 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 +
round +  and trigonous +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
0.5mm;1mm +
B.C. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wyo. +  and Mexico (Hidalgo) +
500–3000 m +
open +, pistillate +  and staminate +
hypogynous +  and subtending +
biconvex +  and trigonous +
Dry to mesic hillsides, grasslands, thickets, open forests +
, +  and racemose +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
sessile +  and pistillate +
multi-ranked +, 2-ranked +, 3-ranked +  and alternate +
basal +  and cauline +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
wider than long +
serrulate;subentire +
with (1-)3-6(-30) bristles and/or scales +
stipitate +, not +  and veined +
Fruiting spring–early summer. +
2-3(-4)-carpellate +
3 (?) +  and 1 (?) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
adventitious +
pale-brown +  and hyaline +
basal +  and proximal +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.26 cm2.6 mm <br />0.0026 m <br />) +
cylindric +
Illustrated +
1 +  and 3 +
septate +, hollow +  and solid +
compressed +, terete +  and trigonous +
papillate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
deciduous +
2-3(-4)-fid +
Carex rusbyi +  and Carex vallicola var. rusbyi +
Carex vallicola +
Carex sect. Phaestoglochin +
species +
rhizomatous +  and short-rhizomatous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +