Carex rossii Boott in W. J. Hooker (Q69)

present

native

1 reference

Packer, J.G. & A.J. Gould. 2017.Vascular Plants of Alberta. Part 1: Ferns, Fern Allies, Gymnospermes, and Monocots. University of Calgary Press, Calgary.

CA-SK

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-YT

present

native

1 reference

Cody, W.J. 2000. Flora of the Yukon Territory. 2nd ed. National Research Press, Ottawa. 669 pp.

CA-NT

present

native

1 reference

Porsild, A.E. & W.J. Cody. 1980. Vascular Plants of the Continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa, Ont. 667 pp.

CA-AB

Alta.

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CA-BC

B.C.

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CA-MB

Man.

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CA-NT

N.W.T.

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CA-ON

Ont.

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CA-SK

Sask.

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CA-YT

Yukon

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US-AK

Alaska

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US-AZ

Ariz.

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US-CA

Calif.

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US-CO

Colo.

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US-ID

Idaho

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US-MI

Mich.

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US-MN

Minn.

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US-MT

Mont.

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US-NE

Nebr.

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US-NV

Nev.

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US-NM

N.Mex.

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US-OR

Oreg.

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US-SD

S.Dak.

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US-UT

Utah

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US-WA

Wash.

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US-WY

Wyo.

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Carex sect. Acrocystis Dumortier

parent taxon

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taxon habit

herb

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GBIF taxon key

2727055

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

LC

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

taxon habitat

open montane pine

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fir

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woodlands

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sagebrush slopes

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deciduous wooded slopes

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prairies

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alpine meadows

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sandy

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rocky

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elevation

210–3700 m

measurement range from

210 meter

measurement range to

3,700 meter

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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

rhizomes usually ascending, occasionally horizontally spreading, dark reddish-brown to purplish brown, 0–10 mm, stout.

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d0_s1

Culms ascending, 7–30 (–40) cm, weakly to strongly scabrous distally;

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d0_s2

bases (remnants of old leaves) slightly fibrous.

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d0_s3

Leaf-blades pale to dark green, usually equaling or exceeding stems, occasionally shorter, 0.8–2.5 (–4) mm wide, herbaceous, glabrous abaxially, strongly scabrous to papillose adaxially.

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d0_s4

Inflorescences with both staminate and pistillate spikes;

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d0_s5

peduncles of basal pistillate spikes erect, elongate, slender;

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d0_s6

peduncles of staminate spikes 1.1–10 mm;

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d0_s7

proximal nonbasal bracts leaflike, exceeding inflorescences.

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d0_s8

Spikes: proximal pistillate spikes 2–4 (basal spikes 1–2);

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d0_s9

cauline spikes overlapping or somewhat separated, with 3–10 (–15) perigynia;

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d0_s10

staminate spikes (4.8–) 6–12.8 × (0.7–) 0.9–1.3 (–2.5) mm.

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d0_s11

Scales: pistillate scales pale to dark reddish-brown, with narrow white margins, ovate, 2.9–5.7 × 1.4–2.3 mm, shorter than perigynia, apex acute or acuminate to long-acuminate;

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d0_s12

staminate scales lanceolate, 3.2–5.8 × 1.2–1.8 mm, apex acuminate.

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d0_s13

Anthers 1.2–2 mm.

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d0_s14

Perigynia green to pale-brown, veinless, ellipsoid to obovoid, 3.1–4.5 × 1.4–1.7 mm;

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d0_s15

beak straight or slightly bent, pale green, occasionally with reddish-brown tinge, 0.9–1.7 mm, ciliate-serrulate, apical teeth 0.2–0.4 mm.

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d0_s16

Stigmas 3.

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d0_s17

Achenes brown, globose to obovoid or ellipsoid, obtusely trigonous in cross-section, 1.9–2.4 × 1.3–1.7 mm. 2n = 36.

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d0_s18

morphology statement

whole organism

growth form

cespitose

densely

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d0_s0

whole organism

growth form

plant

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d0_s0

ascending

usually

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d0_s1

spreading

occasionally horizontally

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d0_s1

dark reddish-brown

purplish brown

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d0_s1

0

10

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d0_s1

fragility

stout

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d0_s1

ascending

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d0_s2

atypical some measurement

30

40

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d0_s2

7

30

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d0_s2

pubescence

relief

scabrous

weakly to strongly; distally

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d0_s2

inflorescence phyllaries base

texture

fibrous

slightly

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d0_s3

pale

dark green

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d0_s4

variability

equaling

usually

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d0_s4

variability

exceeding stems

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d0_s4

height

shorter

occasionally

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d0_s4

2.5

4

1 reference

d0_s4

0.8

2.5

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d0_s4

growth form

texture

herbaceous

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d0_s4

pubescence

glabrous

abaxially

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d0_s4

relief

strongly scabrous

papillose

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d0_s4

staminate

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d0_s5

pistillate

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d0_s5

erect

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d0_s6

elongate

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d0_s6

slender

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d0_s6

pistillate

1 reference

d0_s6

1.1

10

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d0_s7

staminate

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d0_s7

inflorescence peduncle bract

leaflike

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d0_s8

pistillate

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d0_s9

2

4

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d0_s9

arrangement

overlapping

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d0_s10

arrangement

separated

somewhat

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d0_s10

atypical quantity

10

15

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d0_s10

3

10

1 reference

d0_s10

staminate

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d0_s11

atypical length

4.8

6

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d0_s11

6

12.8

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d0_s11

atypical width

0.7

0.9

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d0_s11

atypical width

1.3

2.5

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d0_s11

0.9

1.3

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d0_s11

pistillate

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d0_s12

pale

dark reddish-brown

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d0_s12

ovate

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d0_s12

2.9

5.7

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d0_s12

1.4

2.3

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d0_s12

height

shorter

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d0_s12

inflorescence palea margin

narrow

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d0_s12

inflorescence palea margin

white

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d0_s12

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acuminate

long-acuminate

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d0_s12

staminate

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d0_s13

lanceolate

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d0_s13

3.2

5.8

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d0_s13

1.2

1.8

1 reference

d0_s13

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acuminate

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d0_s13

inflorescence flower anther

1.2

2

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d0_s14

green

pale-brown

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d0_s15

veinless

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d0_s15

ellipsoid

obovoid

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d0_s15

3.1

4.5

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d0_s15

1.4

1.7

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d0_s15

fruit beak

course

straight

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d0_s16

fruit beak

bent

slightly

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d0_s16

fruit beak

pale green

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d0_s16

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil stigma

3

1 reference

d0_s17

brown

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d0_s18

globose

obovoid or ellipsoid

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d0_s18

trigonous

obtusely

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d0_s18

1.9

2.4

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d0_s18

1.3

1.7

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d0_s18

chromosome

36

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