Flora of North America species comparison

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Carex echinata subsp. phyllomanica
Photo is of parent taxon

coastal star sedge, coastal stellate sedge, star sedge
Culms

20–80 cm.
Leaves

1–3.3(–3.8) mm wide, widest leaf (1.7–)2.3–3.3(–3.8) mm wide.
Inflorescences

very dense, 1.2–2.5(–4) cm;

distance between basal 2 spikes usually less than length of basal spike.
Perigynia

usually 2–12-veined adaxially over achene, (3.1–)3.5–4.75 mm, margins usually not serrulate.

Carex echinata subsp. phyllomanica
Phenology Fruiting late spring–early summer.
Habitat Coastal bogs, swamps, stream and lakeshores
Elevation 0–200 m (0–700 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; CA; OR; WA; BC
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 23, p. 331.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Carex > sect. Stellulatae > Carex echinata
Sibling taxa
C. echinata subsp. echinata
Synonyms C. phyllomanica
Name authority (W. Boott) Reznicek: Contr. Univ. Mich. Herb. 14: 195. (1980)
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