Encyclopedia of Life · EOL (see source)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Carex polymorpha is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to plant, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
It is catalogued under the topic Carex.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
Plants colonial, long-rhizomatous. Culms 30–60 cm, scabrous to smooth distally. Leaves: proximal sheaths fibrillose, bladeless, brown- to reddish purple tinged, 2–4.5 mm diam.; ligules 2–10 mm, longer than wide; largest blades green, flat, 4–45 cm × 2.5–6 mm. Inflorescences 6–19 cm, 1.4–2.2 times longer than proximal bract; proximal bracts 2–9 cm; sheath 0.6–2 cm, blade 1.5–7 cm; proximal spikes pistillate or androgynous; lateral spikes cylindric, 1.5–3.5 cm × 7.5–11 mm; terminal 1–3 spikes, staminate. Pistillate scales purple or brown, apex rounded or obtuse. Perigynia densely arranged, green to light brown, 2-ribbed and finely veined, 4.2–6.8 × 1.5–2.5 mm, with low, broad papillae; beak purple tinged, mouth hyaline, obliquely bidentate, asymmetrically flared, 0.8–1.8(–2.2) mm. Achenes light to dark brown, 2.2–2.8 × 1.4–2.3 mm.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 449
- With media
- 243
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Collections
- YPM, CAS, MICH, WIS, CM, NEBC
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
Show 5 more facts
- taxon name
- Carex polymorpha
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon common name
- variable sedge
- Commons category
- Carex polymorpha
- short name
- C. polymorpha
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