Carex umbellata Schkuhr ex Willdenow (Q73)

present

native

1 reference

Harms, V.L. 2006. Annotated catalogue of Saskatchewan vascular plants. http://www.biodiversity.sk.ca/Docs/AnnotatedCatalogueSKVascPlants2006.pdf

CA-MB

present

native

1 reference

Manitoba Checklist, 2002

CA-ON

present

native

1 reference

Newmaster, S.G. & S. Ragupathy. 2005. Flora Ontario - Integrated Botanical Information System (FOIBIS), Phase I. University of Guelph, Canada. http://www.uoguelph.ca/foibis http://www.uoguelph.ca/foibis/

CA-QC

present

native

1 reference

Marie-Victorin, Fr. 1995. Flore laurentienne. 3e éd. Mise à jour et annotée par L. Brouillet, S.G. Hay, I. Goulet, M. Blondeau, J. Cayouette et J. Labrecque. Gaétan Morin éditeur. 1093 pp.

CA-NB

present

native

1 reference

Hinds, H.R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick : a manual for the identification of the vascular plants of New Brunswick. 2nd edition. Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. 699 pp.

CA-NS

present

native

1 reference

Zinck, M. 1998. Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia. Nimber Publishing & Nova Scotia Museum. Halifax, N. S. 2 vols. 1297 pp.

Greenland

1 reference

CA-BC

B.C.

1 reference

CA-NB

N.B.

1 reference

CA-NL

Nfld. and Labr.

1 reference

CA-NS

N.S.

1 reference

CA-ON

Ont.

1 reference

CA-PE

P.E.I.

1 reference

CA-QC

Que.

1 reference

CA-SK

Sask.

1 reference

US-AL

Ala.

1 reference

US-AR

Ark.

1 reference

US-GA

Ga.

1 reference

US-IL

Ill.

1 reference

US-IN

Ind.

1 reference

US-KS

Kans.

1 reference

US-KY

Ky.

1 reference

US-ME

Maine

1 reference

US-MD

Md.

1 reference

US-MA

Mass.

1 reference

US-MI

Mich.

1 reference

US-MN

Minn.

1 reference

US-MS

Miss.

1 reference

US-MO

Mo.

1 reference

US-NE

Nebr.

1 reference

US-NJ

N.J.

1 reference

US-NY

N.Y.

1 reference

US-NC

N.C.

1 reference

US-OH

Ohio

1 reference

US-OK

Okla.

1 reference

US-PA

Pa.

1 reference

US-RI

R.I.

1 reference

US-TX

Tex.

1 reference

US-WV

W.Va.

1 reference

US-WI

Wis.

1 reference

CA-BC

excluded

1 reference

Lomer, F. 2011. (pers. comm.)

CA-PE

excluded

1 reference

Catling, P.M., D.S. Erskine & R.B. MacLaren. 1985. The Plants of Prince Edward Island with new records, nomenclatural changes, and corrections and deletions. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch, Ottawa. Publication 1798. 272 pp.

Newfoundland, CA

present

native

1 reference

Meades, S., S.G. Hay & L. Brouillet. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Published in association with A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm (consulted 2009-09-02) http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm

Labrador, CA

present

native

1 reference

Meades, S., S.G. Hay & L. Brouillet. 2000. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Published in association with A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm (consulted 2009-09-02) http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/meades.htm

Greenland, GL

present

native

1 reference

Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumortier

Böcher, T.W., B. Fredskild, K. Holmen & K. Jakobsen. 1978. Grønlands Flora. P. Haase & Søns Forlag, København. 326 pp.

parent taxon

1 reference

taxon habit

herb

1 reference

taxon habitat

open

1 reference

dry to mesic

1 reference

circumneutral to calcareous

1 reference

clayey

1 reference

sandy

1 reference

rocky fields

1 reference

pastures

1 reference

tall-grass prairies

1 reference

glades

1 reference

ridges

1 reference

slopes

1 reference

bluffs

1 reference

dunes

1 reference

barrens

1 reference

open deciduous

1 reference

mixed woodlands

1 reference

also on serpentine and basalt

1 reference

edges

1 reference

ant hills

1 reference

elevation

90–300 m

measurement range from

90 meter

measurement range to

300 meter

1 reference

special status

F

1 reference

E

1 reference

taxon description fragment

Plants densely cespitose;

1 reference

d0_s0

rhizomes ascending to erect, reddish-brown, 0–5 mm, stout.

1 reference

d0_s1

Culms 3–7.5 (–18) cm, scabrous distally;

1 reference

d0_s2

bases (remnants of old leaves) weakly to strongly fibrous.

1 reference

d0_s3

Leaf-blades pale green, greatly exceeding culms, 1–2.3 (–3.8) mm wide, herbaceous, glabrous abaxially, strongly scabrous to papillose adaxially.

1 reference

d0_s4

Inflorescences with both staminate and proximal spikes;

1 reference

d0_s5

peduncles of basal spikes erect, short-to-elongate, slender;

1 reference

d0_s6

peduncle of staminate spikes 0.7–5.2 (–12.3) mm;

1 reference

d0_s7

proximal nonbasal bracts scalelike, usually shorter than (occasionally equaling) inflorescences.

1 reference

d0_s8

Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 2–5 (basal spikes 1–3);

1 reference

d0_s9

cauline spikes overlapping with staminate spikes, with (1–) 4–12 perigynia;

1 reference

d0_s10

staminate spikes 4.6–13 × 0.7–2.2 mm.

1 reference

d0_s11

Scales: pistillate scales reddish-brown with narrow white margins, ovate, 2.8–3.9 × 1.5–1.9 mm, equaling or exceeding perigynia, apex acute to acuminate;

1 reference

d0_s12

staminate scales ovate to lanceolate, 3.5–5.1 × 1.1–2.2 mm, apex obtuse to acute.

1 reference

d0_s13

Anthers 1.7–2.2 mm.

1 reference

d0_s14

Perigynia pale green to pale-brown, veinless, obovoid to globose, rarely ellipsoid, obtusely trigonous in cross-section, 2.2–3.2 × 1–1.4 mm;

1 reference

d0_s15

beak straight, pale green to pale-brown, strongly 2-edged, 0.4–1 mm, weakly ciliate-serrulate, apical teeth 0.1–0.2 mm.

1 reference

d0_s16

Stigmas 3.

1 reference

d0_s17

Achenes brown, ellipsoid, obtusely trigonous in cross-section, 1.4–1.7 × 1–1.3 mm. 2n = 30, 32.

1 reference

d0_s18

morphology statement

whole organism

growth form

cespitose

densely

1 reference

d0_s0

whole organism

growth form

plant

1 reference

d0_s0

orientation

ascending

erect

1 reference

d0_s1

reddish-brown

1 reference

d0_s1

0

5

1 reference

d0_s1

fragility

stout

1 reference

d0_s1

atypical some measurement

7.5

18

1 reference

d0_s2

3

7.5

1 reference

d0_s2

pubescence

relief

scabrous

distally

1 reference

d0_s2

inflorescence phyllaries base

texture

fibrous

weakly to strongly

1 reference

d0_s3

pale green

1 reference

d0_s4

2.3

3.8

1 reference

d0_s4

1

2.3

1 reference

d0_s4

growth form

texture

herbaceous

1 reference

d0_s4

pubescence

glabrous

abaxially

1 reference

d0_s4

relief

strongly scabrous

papillose

1 reference

d0_s4

staminate

1 reference

d0_s5

orientation

erect

1 reference

d0_s6

short

elongate

1 reference

d0_s6

slender

1 reference

d0_s6

atypical some measurement

5.2

12.3

1 reference

d0_s7

0.7

5.2

1 reference

d0_s7

staminate

1 reference

d0_s7

inflorescence peduncle bract

scale-like

1 reference

d0_s8

inflorescence peduncle bract

height

usually shorter

1 reference

d0_s8

pistillate

1 reference

d0_s9

2

5

1 reference

d0_s9

arrangement

overlapping

1 reference

d0_s10

staminate

1 reference

d0_s10

atypical quantity

1

4

1 reference

d0_s10

4

12

1 reference

d0_s10

staminate

1 reference

d0_s11

4.6

13

1 reference

d0_s11

0.7

2.2

1 reference

d0_s11

pistillate

1 reference

d0_s12

reddish-brown

1 reference

d0_s12

ovate

1 reference

d0_s12

2.8

3.9

1 reference

d0_s12

1.5

1.9

1 reference

d0_s12

variability

equaling

1 reference

d0_s12

variability

exceeding perigynia

1 reference

d0_s12

inflorescence palea margin

narrow

1 reference

d0_s12

inflorescence palea margin

white

1 reference

d0_s12

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acute

acuminate

1 reference

d0_s12

staminate

1 reference

d0_s13

ovate

lanceolate

1 reference

d0_s13

3.5

5.1

1 reference

d0_s13

1.1

2.2

1 reference

d0_s13

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

obtuse

acute

1 reference

d0_s13

inflorescence flower anther

1.7

2.2

1 reference

d0_s14

pale green

pale-brown

1 reference

d0_s15

veinless

1 reference

d0_s15

obovoid

globose

1 reference

d0_s15

ellipsoid

rarely

1 reference

d0_s15

trigonous

obtusely

1 reference

d0_s15

2.2

3.2

1 reference

d0_s15

1

1.4

1 reference

d0_s15

course

straight

1 reference

d0_s16

pale green

pale-brown

1 reference

d0_s16

2-edged

strongly

1 reference

d0_s16

0.4

1

1 reference

d0_s16

ciliate-serrulate

weakly

1 reference

d0_s16

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil stigma

3

1 reference

d0_s17

brown

1 reference

d0_s18

ellipsoid

1 reference

d0_s18

trigonous

obtusely

1 reference

d0_s18

1.4

1.7

1 reference

d0_s18

1

1.3

1 reference

d0_s18

chromosome

30

1 reference

d0_s18

chromosome

32

1 reference

d0_s18

GBIF taxon key

2729429

1 reference

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

1 reference