Carex silicea Olney (Q353)

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.

CA-NB

N.B.

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CA-NL

Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.)

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CA-NS

N.S.

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CA-PE

P.E.I.

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CA-QC

Que.

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US-CT

Conn.

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US-DE

Del.

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US-ME

Maine

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US-MD

Md.

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US-MA

Mass.

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US-NH

N.H.

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US-NJ

N.J.

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US-NY

N.Y.

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US-RI

R.I.

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US-VA

Va.

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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

doubtful

1 reference

Day, R.T. 1995. Atlas of Labrador Plants. Volume 1 Abies to Chamaedaphne. Ubiquitous Publishing, Newfoundland. 84 pp.

parent taxon

Carex sect. Ovales Kunth

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taxon habit

herb

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taxon habitat

coastal sand

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gravel flats

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dunes

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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 15–85 cm;

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d0_s1

vegetative culms inconspicuous.

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d0_s2

Leaves: sheaths conspicuously green-veined adaxially nearly to collar, narrow hyaline band or sharp Y-shaped region at collar, adaxially firm, summits truncate, prolonged 1–4 mm beyond collar, lateral auricles usually present, finely papillose (30X);

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d0_s3

distal ligules 1.2–3.5 mm;

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d0_s4

blades 2–4 per fertile culm, ± whitish green, 10–25 cm × 1–5 mm, stiff.

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d0_s5

Inflorescences arching or nodding, open, silvery green, (2.5–) 4–8 cm × 5–12 mm;

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d0_s6

proximal internode 5–22 mm;

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d0_s7

2d internode 6–19 mm;

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d0_s8

proximal bracts scalelike or bristlelike, shorter than inflorescences.

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d0_s9

Spikes 3–7 (–12), distant, distinct, ellipsoid, (5–) 10–20 × 4–8 mm, bases clavate, apex acute to obtuse;

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d0_s10

staminate portion of well-developed spikes 2–11 mm.

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d0_s11

Pistillate scales white-hyaline, with green to gold midstripe, ovate, 4–5.2 mm, as long as and narrower than perigynia, margins frequently involute, apex acute;

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d0_s12

staminate scales with apex acute.

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d0_s13

Perigynia appressed, light-brown, conspicuously 6–12-veined abaxially, conspicuously 3–5-veined adaxially, obovate to elliptic, somewhat concavo-convex, 3.5–5 × 2–3.2 mm, 0.5–0.6 mm thick, margin flat, including wing 0.5–0.8 mm wide, somewhat papillose;

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d0_s14

beak light-brown at tip, flat, ciliate-serrulate, abaxial suture with conspicuous white-hyaline margin, distance from beak tip to achene 1.5–2.5 mm.

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d0_s15

2n = 74, 76.

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d0_s17

morphology statement

whole organism

growth form

cespitose

densely

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d0_s0

whole organism

growth form

plant

1 reference

d0_s0

leaf sheath

green-veined

conspicuously; adaxially nearly

1 reference

d0_s3

inflorescence flower petal auricle

presence

absent

usually

1 reference

d0_s3

inflorescence flower petal auricle

relief

papillose

finely

1 reference

d0_s3

leaf ligule

1.2

3.5

1 reference

d0_s4

2

4

1 reference

d0_s5

whitish green

more or less

1 reference

d0_s5

10

25

1 reference

d0_s5

1

5

1 reference

d0_s5

fragility

stiff

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d0_s5

orientation

arching

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d0_s6

orientation

nodding

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d0_s6

open

1 reference

d0_s6

silvery green

1 reference

d0_s6

atypical length

2.5

4

1 reference

d0_s6

4

8

1 reference

d0_s6

5

12

1 reference

d0_s6

stem internode

5

22

1 reference

d0_s7

stem internode

6

19

1 reference

d0_s8

inflorescence peduncle bract

scale-like

1 reference

d0_s9

inflorescence peduncle bract

bristlelike

1 reference

d0_s9

inflorescence peduncle bract

height

size

shorter

1 reference

d0_s9

inflorescence phyllaries base

clavate

1 reference

d0_s10

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acute

obtuse

1 reference

d0_s10

pistillate

1 reference

d0_s12

white-hyaline

1 reference

d0_s12

ovate

1 reference

d0_s12

4

5.2

1 reference

d0_s12

narrower

1 reference

d0_s12

narrower

1 reference

d0_s12

vernation

involute

frequently

1 reference

d0_s12

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acute

1 reference

d0_s12

staminate

1 reference

d0_s13

inflorescence flower gynoecium pistil style apex

acute

1 reference

d0_s13

fixation

orientation

appressed

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d0_s14

light-brown

1 reference

d0_s14

6-12-veined

conspicuously; abaxially

1 reference

d0_s14

3-5-veined

conspicuously; adaxially

1 reference

d0_s14

obovate

elliptic

1 reference

d0_s14

concavo-convex

somewhat

1 reference

d0_s14

3.5-5×2-3.2

1 reference

d0_s14

0.5

0.6

1 reference

d0_s14

flat

1 reference

d0_s14

0.5

0.8

1 reference

d0_s14

relief

papillose

somewhat

1 reference

d0_s14

fruit beak

light-brown

1 reference

d0_s15

fruit beak

flat

1 reference

d0_s15

fruit beak

ciliate-serrulate

1 reference

d0_s15

conspicuous

1 reference

d0_s15

white-hyaline

1 reference

d0_s15

chromosome

74

1 reference

d0_s17

chromosome

76

1 reference

d0_s17

15

85

1 reference

d0_s1

reproduction

vegetative

1 reference

d0_s2

inconspicuous

1 reference

d0_s2

reproduction

fertile

1 reference

d0_s5

atypical quantity

7

12

1 reference

d0_s10

3

7

1 reference

d0_s10

arrangement

distant

1 reference

d0_s10

fusion

distinct

1 reference

d0_s10

ellipsoid

1 reference

d0_s10

atypical length

5

10

1 reference

d0_s10

10

20

1 reference

d0_s10

4

8

1 reference

d0_s10

development

well-developed

1 reference

d0_s11

inflorescence flower petal venation midstripe

green

gold

1 reference

d0_s12

1.5

2.5

1 reference

d0_s15

arrangement

elliptic

1 reference

d0_s17

1.6-1.8×1-1.2

1 reference

d0_s17

0.5

0.6

1 reference

d0_s17

GBIF taxon key

2728468

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility

IUCN Redlist Category

NE

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