Distribution

- range by political unit - GBIF data

- known populations

Description

Fruiting period

Culm height 60 - 150 cm.

Leaf 8.0 - 15.0 mm wide.

Terminal spike staminate to androgynous

Lateral spike androgynous to pistillate.

Perigynium biconvex to subcircular in cross section.

Achene biconvex in cross section.

Style deciduous.

Habitat

Seepy areas; wet forests.

Quick description

Robust plant; lateral spikes to 12 cm long.

Author and publication information for name

Carex alligata Boott. Illustrations of the Genus Carex 4: 129. . {Ill. Carex }

Synonym (s)

C.alligata var. degenri R. Krauss; C.cristacea Nelmes; C.pluvia
R. Krauss; C.alligata var. koolauensis R. Krauss;
C.sandwichensis Boeck.

Vernacular name

Hawai'i Sedge

Links

Carex Interactive Identification Key

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Download Excel spreadsheet of GBIF data

References

Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., Sohmer, S. H.
Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. vol 2.
University of Hawaii Press. Bishop Museum Press.

GBIF Data Portal www.gbif.org
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop
Museum Natural History Specimen Data, 18 records.
Accessed on Oct 30, 2006.

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Fruiting period
Culm height	60 - 150 cm.
Leaf	8.0 - 15.0 mm wide.
Terminal spike	staminate to androgynous
Lateral spike	androgynous to pistillate.
Perigynium	biconvex to subcircular in cross section.
Achene	biconvex in cross section.
Style	deciduous.