 Inflorescence © Steve Matson 2006 |
 Habit © Steve Matson 2006
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 Habit © Steve Matson 2006 |
 Herbarium sheet © Steve Matson 2005 |
Distribution
- range by political unit
- GBIF data
Description
| Fruiting period | June to September. |
| Culm height | 15-70 cm. |
| Leaf | 1.5 - 5.0 mm wide. |
| Terminal spike | gynecandrous. |
| Lateral spike | gynecandrous to pistillate. |
| Perigynium | flat to planoconvex in cross section. |
| Achene | biconvex in cross section. |
| Style | deciduous. |
Habitat
Higher elevations; 1400-3300 m.;
moist ground of meadows and seeps.
Quick description
Perigynia dark brown to red-brown; margins winged.
Author and publication information for name
Carex abrupta Mackenzie, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 43: 618. 1917.
Vernacular name
Abrupt beak sedge
Section
Links
Carex Interactive Identification Key Google Earth Map Flora Of North America treatment Cybersedge. Texas A&M University Download Excel spreadsheet of GBIF data Ball, P.W. and A.A. Reznicek. 2002. Carex
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
References
Pp. 254-572. Flora of North America, volume 23.
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford.
Germplasm Resources Information Network -
(GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm
Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9026
Accessed on 23 September 2006.
GBIF Data Portal www.gbif.org
Oregon State University Herbarium, 09 records.
Accessed on November 05, 2006.
© T. M. Jones 2006