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Carex stipata var. stipata

Carex stipata var. maxima
Photo is of parent taxon

awl-fruit sedge, carex stipité, owlfruit sedge, sawbeak sedge
Photo is of parent taxon

stalkgrain sedge
Culms

to 120 cm × 3 mm.

to 120 cm × 7 mm.
Leaf

blades green, to 60 cm × 10 mm.

blades glaucous, to 100 cm × 8–15 mm.
Inflorescences

to 10 × 3 cm.

to 15 × 4 cm.
Perigynia

4–5 × 2 mm;

beak to 2.5 mm.

to 5–6 × 2 mm;

beak 3–3.5 mm.
2n

= 48 (Japan), 52.

Carex stipata var. stipata

Carex stipata var. maxima
Phenology Fruiting Jun–Aug. Fruiting Apr–Jun.
Habitat Seasonally saturated or inundated soils in wet meadows, marshes, edges of tidal marshes, swamps, alluvial bottomlands Seasonally saturated or inundated soils in wet meadows, marshes, edges of tidal marshes, cypress swamps, or alluvial bottomlands
Elevation 0–1700 m (0–5600 ft) 0–1500 m (0–4900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; ON; PE; QC; SK; SPM; e Asia
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from FNA
AL; FL; GA; MD; NC; OH; SC; VA; WV
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Discussion

Carex stipata var. maxima replaces Carex stipata var. stipata in the southern parts of its range and is distinguished by its larger size, longer perigynia, and longer beaks.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 23. FNA vol. 23.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Carex > sect. Vulpinae > Carex stipata Cyperaceae > Carex > sect. Vulpinae > Carex stipata
Sibling taxa
C. stipata var. maxima
C. stipata var. stipata
Synonyms C. stipata var. crassicurta, C. stipata var. subsecuta C. stipata var. uberior, C. uberior
Name authority unknown Chapman ex Boott: Ill. Carex, 122, plate 391. (1862)
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