 Pistillate spike © T. M. Jones 2006 |
 Inflorescence © T. M. Jones 2006 |
 Pistillate spike © T. M. Jones 2006 |
 Rhizome from floating bog mat © T. M. Jones 2006 |
 Habit © T. M. Jones 2006 |
Distribution
- range by political unit
- GBIF data
- known populations
Description
| Fruiting period | June to August. |
| Culm height | 30 - 100 cm. |
| Leaf | 4.5 - 15 mm wide. |
| Terminal spike | staminate. |
| Lateral spike | pistillate. |
| Perigynium | circular to subcircular in cross section. |
| Achene | trigonous in cross section. |
| Style | persistent. |
Habitat
Seepy areas; fens to floating bogs; extremophilic.
Quick description
Robust plant, leaves to 15 mm wide; usually in water of some depth.
Author and publication information for name
Carex utriculata Boott in W. J. Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 221. 1839.
Synonym (s)
Carex laevirostris (Blytt ex Fries) Fries; C. rhynchophysa C. A. Meyer
Vernacular name
Bladder Sedge
Section
Carex sect. Vesicariae
Links
Carex Interactive Identification Key
Flora Of North America treatment
Tennessee Vascular Plants Atlas
University of California, Berkeley. CalPhotos
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.
That Occur in Wetlands: 1988 National Summary.
http://www.fws.gov/nwi/plants.htm.
Accessed primarily in 2006
GBIF Data Portal www.gbif.org
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo, 109 records;
Oregon State University Herbarium, 119 records;
The Swedish Museum of Natural History : Herbarium of Oskarshamn, 07 records;
The Swedish Museum of Natural History : Plants (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken), 02 records;
University of Alaska Museum of the North Herbarium, 168 records;
Utah State University: USU-UTC Specimen Database, 03 records;
Utah Valley State College, 07 records.
WTU Herbarium vascular plant collection, 56 records;
Accessed on Oct 30 2006.
© T. M. Jones 2006