Carex hormathodes Fernald (Q336)

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-PE

present

native

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.

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.

FR-PM

present

native

1 reference

Etcheberry, R. 1989. Plantes de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. Unpublished list (MT).

St. Pierre and Miquelon

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CA-NB

N.B.

1 reference

CA-NL

Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.)

1 reference

CA-NS

N.S.

1 reference

CA-PE

P.E.I.

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CA-QC

Que.

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US-CT

Conn.

1 reference

US-DE

Del.

1 reference

US-ME

Maine

1 reference

US-MD

Md.

1 reference

US-MA

Mass.

1 reference

US-NH

N.H.

1 reference

US-NJ

N.J.

1 reference

US-NY

N.Y.

1 reference

US-NC

N.C.

1 reference

US-RI

R.I.

1 reference

US-VA

Va.

1 reference

CA-BC

excluded

1 reference

Scoggan, H.J. 1978-79. The Flora of Canada. Parts 1-4. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Publications in Botany 7. 4 volumes.

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

parent taxon

Carex sect. Ovales Kunth

1 reference

taxon habit

herb

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taxon habitat

maritime rock ledges

1 reference

brackish

1 reference

freshwater marshes

1 reference

coastal sands

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elevation

0 m

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special status

F

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E

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taxon description fragment

Plants densely cespitose.

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d0_s0

Culms 20–80 cm.

1 reference

d0_s1

Leaves: sheaths adaxially conspicuously green-veined nearly to collar, narrow hyaline band or sharp Y-shaped region at collar;

1 reference

d0_s2

distal ligules 2–4 mm;

1 reference

d0_s4

blades 3–5 per fertile culm, 14–25 cm × 1–3 mm.

1 reference

d0_s5

Inflorescences usually nodding, ± open, yellowbrown or reddish-brown, 2.5–6 cm × 5–16 mm;

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d0_s6

proximal internode (2–) 5–16 mm;

1 reference

d0_s7

2d internode 5–17 mm;

1 reference

d0_s8

proximal bracts bristlelike.

1 reference

d0_s9

Spikes 3–9, distant, distinct, ellipsoid, 6–15 × 4–8 mm, base acute, apex obtuse;

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d0_s10

Pistillate scales reddish-brown, often with green or pale midstripe, lanceolate, 3.5–4.9 mm, shorter and much narrower than perigynia, margin reddish-brown, apex firm, acuminate or awned.

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d0_s12

Perigynia spreading, reddish-brown, conspicuously 5-veined or more on each face, lanceovate to weakly obovate, flat except over achene, 3.8–5.6 × 1.9–2.8 mm, 0.4–0.5 mm thick, base rounded, margin flat, including wing 0.4–0.7 mm wide;

1 reference

d0_s13

beak ascending, reddish-brown at tip, flat, 1/2 length of body, ciliate-serrulate, abaxial suture with brown or reddish brown-hyaline margin, distance from beak tip to achene 2–3 mm.

1 reference

d0_s14

2n = 74.

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