Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex phaeocephala Piper
1677953 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677953)
accepted
Species
- Forma Carex phaeocephala f. eastwoodiana (Stacey) F.J.Herm. accepted as Carex tahoensis Smiley
terrestrial
(1906). <em>Contributions from the United States National Herbarium.</em> 11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/370368#page/4/mode/1up
page(s): 172 [details]
page(s): 172 [details]
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms (5–)15–45 cm. Leaves: sheaths adaxially white-hyaline, summits U-shaped or rounded,...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 11: 172 1906 to Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11:...
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms (5–)15–45 cm. Leaves: sheaths adaxially white-hyaline, summits U-shaped or rounded, often prolonged to 2.5(–3) mm beyond collar; distal ligules 1.5–2.5(–3) mm; blades 3–5 per fertile culm, often channeled, occasionally folded, becoming trigonous toward tip, 5–20 cm × 1–2.5(–3) mm, if not folded, margins revolute. Inflorescences usually dense, stiff, gold to brown or brown and green, 1.5–3.5(–4) cm × 10–15 mm; proximal internode 4–10 mm; 2d internode 2–5 mm; proximal bracts scalelike to bristlelike, shorter than inflorescences. Spikes (3–)4–7, distant, distinct, ovoid to broadly ovoid, 12–15 × 5.5–8 mm, base rounded to attenuate, apex acute to truncate. Pistillate scales gold or brown, usually with pale to green midstripe, lanceolate to ovate, 3.7–5.1 mm, usually ± equaling and covering perigynia, margin white-hyaline, 0.1–0.3 mm wide, apex acute to acuminate. Anthers early deciduous or short-persistent. Perigynia ascending, greenish or pale gold to brown, conspicuously (0–)4–9-veined abaxially, conspicuously 0(–4)-veined adaxially, narrowly ovate to broadly ovate, flat or plano-convex, 3.8–5.2 × 1.5–2.3 mm, 0.4–0.5 mm thick, margin flat, including wing 0.3–0.5 mm wide, ciliate-serulate at least on distal body, not crinkled, without glossy metallic sheen; beak brown to red-brown or gold with white-hyaline tip, cylindric, unwinged, ± entire for 0.6 mm, abaxial suture with conspicuous white margin, distance from beak tip to achene 1.8–2.2 mm. Achenes ovate to broadly ovate or, occasionally, elliptic, 1.5–2 × 0.8–1.1(–1.2) mm, 0.3–0.5 mm thick. 2n = 84.
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Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 11: 172 1906 to Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11:...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 11: 172 1906 to Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 172 (1906), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex phaeocephala Piper. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677953 on 2025-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(1906). <em>Contributions from the United States National Herbarium.</em> 11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/370368#page/4/mode/1up
page(s): 172 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 172 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Isotype F 0045423, geounit Oregon [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms (5–)15–45 cm. Leaves: sheaths adaxially white-hyaline, summits U-shaped or rounded, often prolonged to 2.5(–3) mm beyond collar; distal ligules 1.5–2.5(–3) mm; blades 3–5 per fertile culm, often channeled, occasionally folded, becoming trigonous toward tip, 5–20 cm × 1–2.5(–3) mm, if not folded, margins revolute. Inflorescences usually dense, stiff, gold to brown or brown and green, 1.5–3.5(–4) cm × 10–15 mm; proximal internode 4–10 mm; 2d internode 2–5 mm; proximal bracts scalelike to bristlelike, shorter than inflorescences. Spikes (3–)4–7, distant, distinct, ovoid to broadly ovoid, 12–15 × 5.5–8 mm, base rounded to attenuate, apex acute to truncate. Pistillate scales gold or brown, usually with pale to green midstripe, lanceolate to ovate, 3.7–5.1 mm, usually ± equaling and covering perigynia, margin white-hyaline, 0.1–0.3 mm wide, apex acute to acuminate. Anthers early deciduous or short-persistent. Perigynia ascending, greenish or pale gold to brown, conspicuously (0–)4–9-veined abaxially, conspicuously 0(–4)-veined adaxially, narrowly ovate to broadly ovate, flat or plano-convex, 3.8–5.2 × 1.5–2.3 mm, 0.4–0.5 mm thick, margin flat, including wing 0.3–0.5 mm wide, ciliate-serulate at least on distal body, not crinkled, without glossy metallic sheen; beak brown to red-brown or gold with white-hyaline tip, cylindric, unwinged, ± entire for 0.6 mm, abaxial suture with conspicuous white margin, distance from beak tip to achene 1.8–2.2 mm. Achenes ovate to broadly ovate or, occasionally, elliptic, 1.5–2 × 0.8–1.1(–1.2) mm, 0.3–0.5 mm thick. 2n = 84.[details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 11: 172 1906 to Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 172 (1906), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (94 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex phaeocephala)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex phaeocephala Piper F1425899 isotype 1)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex phaeocephala Piper F455706 isotype 1)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex phaeocephala G00191538 type 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex phaeocephala)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex phaeocephala Piper F1425899 isotype 1)
To Field Museum Herbarium (Carex phaeocephala Piper F455706 isotype 1)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To Genève Herbarium (Carex phaeocephala G00191538 type 1)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To Plants of the World Online
From editor or global species database
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