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Carex brunnescens subsp. sphaerostachya
Photo is of parent taxon

carex à épis globulaires
Culms

ascending to arching, filiform, 30–90 cm.
Leaves

mid to deep green, (0.5–)1–1.5 mm wide.
Inflorescences

flexible, 1.5–4(–7) cm;

proximal spikes 0.5–2.5 cm apart;

terminal spike often clavate.
Perigynia

(1.5–)2–2.5 × 0.8–1.25 mm.
2n

= 56.

Carex brunnescens subsp. sphaerostachya
Phenology Fruiting May–Jul.
Habitat Damp, temporarily dry areas, thin-peated mires, thickets, woodlands, heaths, rocky slopes
Elevation 0–3500 m (0–11500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; DE; GA; IN; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; TN; VA; VT; WI; WV; MB; NB; NL; NS; ON; PE; QC; SPM; Eurasia
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Discussion

The complete distribution of Carex brunnescens subsp. sphaerostachya is still unclear. See note under subsp. brunnescens.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 23.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Carex > sect. Glareosae > Carex brunnescens
Sibling taxa
C. brunnescens subsp. brunnescens
Synonyms C. canescens var. sphaerostachya, C. brunnescens var. gracilior, C. brunnescens var. sphaerostachya, C. buckleyi, C. canescens var. vitilis, C. canescens var. vulgaris, C. sphaerostachya
Name authority (Tuckerman) Kalela: Ann. Bot. Fenn. 2: 203. (1965)
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