Carex hitchcockiana Dewey (Q218)

establishment of distribution

occurrence status

present

native

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Database of Vascular Plants of Canada

publication

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-ON

Ont.

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CA-QC

Que.

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US-AL

Ala.

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US-AR

Ark.

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US-CT

Conn.

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US-DC

D.C.

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US-IL

Ill.

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US-IN

Ind.

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US-IA

Iowa

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US-KS

Kans.

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US-KY

Ky.

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US-MD

Md.

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US-MA

Mass.

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US-MI

Mich.

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US-MN

Minn.

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US-MO

Mo.

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US-NJ

N.J.

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US-NY

N.Y.

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US-OH

Ohio

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US-OK

Okla.

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US-PA

Pa.

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US-TN

Tenn.

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US-VT

Vt.

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US-VA

Va.

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US-WV

W.Va.

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US-WI

Wis.

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Carex sect. Griseae (L. H. Bailey) Kükenthal in H. G. A. Engler

parent taxon

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Database of Vascular Plants of Canada

taxon habit

herb

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Database of Vascular Plants of Canada

taxon habitat

mesic

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forests

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diverse vascular plant communities

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calcium-rich loams

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slopes

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streams

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rocky

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elevation

60–800 m

measurement range from

60 meter

measurement range to

800 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

rhizome internodes 1.8–2.5 mm thick.

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d0_s1

Culms yellowbrown to dark-brown at base, 15–60 cm.

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d0_s2

Leaves: sheaths hispidulous;

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d0_s3

blades green, widest blades (3–) 3.4–5.4 (–6.5) mm wide, glabrous abaxially or sparsely hispidulous on midrib.

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d0_s4

Inflorescences 0.19–0.48 of culm height;

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d0_s5

peduncles of lateral spikes smooth or barely scaberulous;

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d0_s6

peduncles of terminal spikes (4.2–) 7.5–37 (–43) mm, much exceeding lateral spikes;

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d0_s7

proximal bract with sheath tight, abaxially scabrous, sheath front apex convex, elongated (0.6–) 1.6–4.9 (–6.6) mm beyond apex;

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d0_s8

ligules 3.3–5 mm;

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d0_s9

Spikes 3–5, separate or distal 2–4 spikes overlapping;

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d0_s11

lateral spikes pistillate, with 2–7 perigynia, 6–29 × 3.8–6.8 mm, ratio of spike length (in mm) to flower number = 3.5–4.8;

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d0_s12

longest terminal spikes 14–34 (–42) × 1.3–3 (–3.5) mm.

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d0_s13

Pistillate scales (4.1–) 5.6–9.4 (–11.6) × 1.6–2.6 (–3.3) mm, margins whitish, denticulate, apex with awn 1.1–6.8 mm.

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d0_s14

Staminate scales 5.2–6.9 × 1.5–1.7 mm.

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d0_s15

Anthers 3.4–4.2 mm.

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d0_s16

Perigynia distichously imbricate, 52–59-veined, unwrinkled, obovoid or narrowly obovoid, obtusely triangular in cross-section, (4.5–) 4.6–5.6 (–6.2) × 1.9–2.2 (–2.3) mm, (2.1–) 2.3–2.8 (–3) times as long as wide, dull, base gradually tapered, apex abruptly contracted;

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d0_s17

beak excurved, (0.5–) 0.8–1.3 mm.

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d0_s18

Achenes obovoidellipsoid, 3.2–3.9 (–4.2) × (1.6–) 1.8–2.1 mm, tightly enveloped by perigynia;

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d0_s19

stipe bent 45–70°, 0.4–0.6 mm;

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d0_s20

beak bent more than 90°, 0.3–0.5 mm.

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d0_s21

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

stem internode

thickness

1.8

2.5

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d0_s1

leaf sheath

hispidulous

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d0_s3

coloration

green

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d0_s4

3

3.4

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d0_s4

5.4

6.5

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d0_s4

3.4

5.4

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d0_s4

glabrous

abaxially

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d0_s4

hispidulous

sparsely; sparsely

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d0_s4

inflorescence

0.19

0.48

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d0_s5

smooth

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d0_s6

scaberulous

barely

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d0_s6

4.2

7.5

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d0_s7

37

43

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d0_s7

7.5

37

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d0_s7

inflorescence peduncle bract

scabrous

abaxially

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d0_s8

leaf sheath

density

tight

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d0_s8

convex

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d0_s8

elongated

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d0_s8

0.6

1.6

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d0_s8

4.9

6.6

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d0_s8

1.6

4.9

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d0_s8

leaf ligule

3.3

5

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d0_s9

2

7

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d0_s12

6

29

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d0_s12

3.8

6.8

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d0_s12

pistillate

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d0_s14

4.1

5.6

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d0_s14

9.4

11.6

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d0_s14

5.6

9.4

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d0_s14

atypical width

2.6

3.3

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d0_s14

1.6

2.6

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d0_s14

inflorescence palea margin

coloration

whitish

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d0_s14

inflorescence palea margin

denticulate

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d0_s14

inflorescence spikelet awn

1.1

6.8

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d0_s14

staminate

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d0_s15

5.2

6.9

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d0_s15

1.5

1.7

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d0_s15

inflorescence flower anther

3.4

4.2

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d0_s16

imbricate

distichously

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d0_s17

52-59-veined

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d0_s17

unwrinkled

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d0_s17

obovoid

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d0_s17

obovoid

narrowly

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d0_s17

triangular

obtusely

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d0_s17

l w ratio

(2.1-)2.3-2.8(-3)

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d0_s17

reflectance

dull

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d0_s17

inflorescence phyllaries base

tapered

gradually

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d0_s17

condition

size

contracted

abruptly

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d0_s17

excurved

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d0_s18

0.5

0.8

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d0_s18

0.8

1.3

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d0_s18

bent

90+°

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d0_s21

0.3

0.5

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d0_s21

stem culm

coloration

yellowbrown

dark-brown

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d0_s2

stem culm

15

60

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d0_s2

3

5

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d0_s11

separate

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d0_s11

2

4

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d0_s11

overlapping

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d0_s11

pistillate

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d0_s12

34

42

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d0_s13

14

34

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d0_s13

atypical width

3

3.5

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d0_s13

1.3

3

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d0_s13

3.9

4.2

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d0_s19

3.2

3.9

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d0_s19

atypical width

1.6

1.8

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d0_s19

1.8

2.1

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d0_s19

enveloped

tightly

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d0_s19

leaf stalk stipe

bent

45-70°

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d0_s20

leaf stalk stipe

0.4

0.6

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d0_s20

GBIF taxon key

2722673

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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