Carex backii

Boott

in W. J. Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 210, plate 209. 1839.

Common names: Back’s sedge carex de Back
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Carex durifolia L. H. Bailey
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 23. Treatment on page 562. Mentioned on page 558, 560.

Culms 1.4–25 cm. Leaves: basal sheaths pale to medium brown; blades dull green to yellowish green, longer than stems, 1.3–5.4 mm wide, coriaceous, margins green, crenulate to scabrous. Lateral spikes 0–3, basal, on erect peduncles. Terminal spikes with staminate portion 2–3-flowered, 2-–3.6 × 0.4–1 mm; pistillate portion 2–7-flowered. Pistillate scales green, margins (2–)2.5–6.5 mm wide, essentially concealing perigynia, apex acute, distal scales lanceolate to ovate, apex acute. Staminate scales green to pale brown, ovate to oblong, 1.9–3.5 × 0.8–1.5 mm, margins enfolding scales above, white, often with reddish brown tinge, apex obtuse. Anthers 0.9–1.3 mm. Perigynia dull green to dark olive green, ellipsoid to ovoid, 4.8–6.6 × 1.9–3.2 mm, loosely enveloping achenes, apex gradually tapering; beak 1.9–2.9 mm, smooth. Stigmas clavate, erect, shorth, thick, minutely papillose. Achenes 2.5–3.2 × 1.6–2.3 mm. 2n = 66.


Phenology: Fruiting spring–summer (late May–late Jul).
Habitat: Dry, rocky, open, or shaded slopes, ridges, and barrens, in hardwood, mixed, or coniferous forests, including pine plantations, on acidic and calcareous substrates
Elevation: 200–2100 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Ont., Que., Sask., Colo., Maine, Mich., Minn., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Pa., S.Dak., Vt., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Carex backii"
William J. Crins +, Robert F. C. Naczi +, A. A. Reznicek +  and Bruce A. Ford +
Back’s sedge +  and carex de Back +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Colo. +, Maine +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Vt. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
200–2100 m +
Dry, rocky, open, or shaded slopes, ridges, and barrens, in hardwood, mixed, or coniferous forests, including pine plantations, on acidic and calcareous substrates +
Fruiting spring–summer (late May–late Jul). +
in W. J. Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Carex durifolia +
Carex backii +
Carex sect. Phyllostachyae +
species +