Flora of North America species comparison

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Lipocarpha occidentalis

western halfchaff sedge, western hemicarpha
Culms

0.5–5 cm × 0.2–0.3 mm.
Leaves

0.5–3 cm × 0.5–1 mm.
Inflorescences

spikes 1(–2), globose (to ovoid), 2–3 × 1.5–3 mm, bristly;

bracts 2–3, 0.4–2 cm  0.3–0.6 mm.
Spikelets

floral scales 2; 1st scale narrowly obovate, 1.8–2.8 × 0.2–0.4 mm, widest proximal to mid length, apex long-acuminate, to 0.6–1.4 mm; 2d scale oblong, 0.6–0.8 × 0.2–0.3 mm; 3d scale absent;

stamen 1;

anther 0.2 mm;

stigmas 2.
Achenes

obovoid, 0.5–0.8 × 0.3 mm, 1.5–2.5 times long as wide.

Lipocarpha occidentalis
Phenology Fruiting late summer–early fall.
Habitat Emergent shorelines.
Elevation 0–1500 m (0–4900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR; WA
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 23, p. 197.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Lipocarpha
Sibling taxa
L. aristulata, L. drummondii, L. maculata, L. micrantha, L. microcephala
Synonyms Hemicarpha occidentalis
Name authority (A. Gray) G. C. Tucker: J. Arnold Arbor. 68: 410. (1987)
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