Flora of North America species comparison

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Carex tenera var. echinodes
Photo is of parent taxon
Leaf

sheaths smooth.
Perigynium

beak squarrose-spreading, 3.9–4.6 mm, exceeding pistillate scales 0.7–1.6 mm.

Carex tenera var. echinodes
Phenology Fruiting late spring–early summer.
Habitat Rich, moist woods
Elevation 100–300 m (300–1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; MO; ND; NE; OH; SD; WI; MB; ON
Discussion

In contrast to the widespread typical variety, Carex tenera var. echinodes occurs in moister habitats and has a more southernly center of distribution.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 23, p. 371.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Carex > sect. Ovales > Carex tenera
Sibling taxa
C. tenera var. tenera
Synonyms C. straminea var. echinodes
Name authority (Fernald) Wiegand: Rhodora 26: 2. (1924)
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