Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex ×elatior (Kük.) K.A.Ford
Carex kirkii var. elatior Kük. · unaccepted > superseded rank
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Ford, K. A. (2025). A taxonomic revision of New Zealand species of <i>Carex</i> section <i>Inversae</i> Kük. (<i>Carex</i> subgenus <i>Vignea</i>, Cyperaceae). <em>New Zealand Journal of Botany.</em> 1-73., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825x.2025.2458506
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Description Loosely tufted; rhizomes short, ascending. Culms 70–320 mm long × 0.5–0.8 mm diam., erect, trigonous, scabrid above,...
Taxonomic remark A natural hybrid between Carex ambita K.A.Ford × C. trachycarpa Cheeseman.
Description Loosely tufted; rhizomes short, ascending. Culms 70–320 mm long × 0.5–0.8 mm diam., erect, trigonous, scabrid above, enclosed by leaf-sheaths less than half the length. Leaves > culms; leaf-blades 150–340 mm long × 0.8–1.8 mm wide, lax, weakly channelled, margins scabrid, leaf apex trigonous. Inflorescence 20–40 mm long × 7–9 mm wide, spicate with 5–10 spikes spaced or contiguous at the top of the culm; lowest spike bract 15–110 mm long, filiform, > inflorescence; spikes ovoid, green maturing to brown, male flowers above female. Male flowers 2–3 per spike; stamens 2 (only filaments seen). Female glumes 3.6–5.0 mm long, ≥ utricles, ovate, margins entire and membranous, apex acuminate. Utricles 3.4–4.0 mm long × 1.0–1.5 mm wide, ovate, plano-convex, scabrid above, not turgid, pithy at base, both surfaces distinctly nerved, faintly papillose, narrowly winged, margins finely scabrid above; beak 1.2–2.0 mm long, tapering, split; orifice bifid; stipe blunt. Stigmas 2. Achenes 1.5–2.0 mm long × 0.9–1.1 mm wide, flattened (not filled out), ovate, faintly papillose. [details]
Taxonomic remark A natural hybrid between Carex ambita K.A.Ford × C. trachycarpa Cheeseman.
Taxonomic remark A natural hybrid between Carex ambita K.A.Ford × C. trachycarpa Cheeseman. [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex ×elatior (Kük.) K.A.Ford. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1799269 on 2025-09-14
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Ford, K. A. (2025). A taxonomic revision of New Zealand species of <i>Carex</i> section <i>Inversae</i> Kük. (<i>Carex</i> subgenus <i>Vignea</i>, Cyperaceae). <em>New Zealand Journal of Botany.</em> 1-73., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825x.2025.2458506
page(s): 66 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Loosely tufted; rhizomes short, ascending. Culms 70–320 mm long × 0.5–0.8 mm diam., erect, trigonous, scabrid above, enclosed by leaf-sheaths less than half the length. Leaves > culms; leaf-blades 150–340 mm long × 0.8–1.8 mm wide, lax, weakly channelled, margins scabrid, leaf apex trigonous. Inflorescence 20–40 mm long × 7–9 mm wide, spicate with 5–10 spikes spaced or contiguous at the top of the culm; lowest spike bract 15–110 mm long, filiform, > inflorescence; spikes ovoid, green maturing to brown, male flowers above female. Male flowers 2–3 per spike; stamens 2 (only filaments seen). Female glumes 3.6–5.0 mm long, ≥ utricles, ovate, margins entire and membranous, apex acuminate. Utricles 3.4–4.0 mm long × 1.0–1.5 mm wide, ovate, plano-convex, scabrid above, not turgid, pithy at base, both surfaces distinctly nerved, faintly papillose, narrowly winged, margins finely scabrid above; beak 1.2–2.0 mm long, tapering, split; orifice bifid; stipe blunt. Stigmas 2. Achenes 1.5–2.0 mm long × 0.9–1.1 mm wide, flattened (not filled out), ovate, faintly papillose. [details]Habitat Subalpine; habitat not recorded but likely to be on the plateau in border areas of red-tussock grassland (Chionochloa rubra) and Chionochloa pallens/herbfield at about 1100 m. [details]
Taxonomic remark A natural hybrid between Carex ambita K.A.Ford × C. trachycarpa Cheeseman. [details]
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex kirkii var. elatior Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex kirkii var. elatior Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex kirkii var. elatior Kük.)
