 Perigynia © T. M. Jones 2005 |
 Inflorescence © T. M. Jones 2005 |
 Habitat © T. M. Jones 2005 |
Distribution
- range by political unit
- GBIF data
- known populations
Description
| Flowering period | March to September. |
| Height | 10 - 70 cm. |
| Leaf | 0.8 - 5 mm wide. |
| Terminal spike | staminate; or androgynous. |
| Lateral spike | pistillate. |
| Perigynium | planoconvex in cross section. |
| Achene | trigonous in cross section. |
| Style | deciduous. |
Habitat
Fens, wet meadows.
Quick description
Rounded tip on perigynia; beakless.
Author and publication information for name
Carex leptalea Wahlenberg, Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya
Handl. 24: 139. 1803.
Conservation and Wetland Status
Wetland Status
Obligate Wetland
Synonym (s)
Carex jimcalderi B. Boivin; C. leptalea var. harperi (Fernald)
Weatherby & Griscom; C. leptalea subsp. harperi (Fernald)
W. Stone; C. leptalea subsp. pacifica Calder & Roy
L. Taylor; C. leptalea var. tayloris B. Boivin
Vernacular name
Harper's Sedge
Section
Carex sect. Leptocephalae
Links
Carex Interactive Identification Key
Flora Of North America treatment
Tennessee Vascular Plants Atlas
Burke Museum of Natural History Image Collection Cybersedge. Texas A&M University
Download Excel spreadsheet of GBIF data
References
Ball, P.W. and A.A. Reznicek. 2002. Carex
Pp. 254-572. Flora of North America, volume 23.
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford.
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
PLANTS Database.
http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
Accessed primarily in August 2006.
GBIF Data Portal www.gbif.net
Missouri Botanical Garden, 07 records;
University Oregon Herbarium, 33 records;
Utah State University: USU-UTC Specimen Database, 03 records;
University of Alaska Museum of the North Herbarium, 44 records;
WTU Herbarium vascular plant collection, 23 records.
Accessed on Oct 11 2006.
© T. M. Jones 2006