| Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook. |
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| Herbarium: | Rhodes College Herbarium (SWMT)Herbarium's Specimen Details Page |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Currently Accepted Name: | Carex oxylepis Torr. & Hook. |
| Herbarium Name Used: | Carex oxylepis |
| Locality: | United States. Tennessee. Shelby: Memphis, Overton Park, along main trail. |
| Description: | Monocot, perennial herb. Plants without conspicuous rhizomes. Culms 10-80 cm, 1-2.4 mm wide basally, 0.5-1 mm wide distally. Leaves: sheaths tight, green or, sometimes, green-and-white-mottled, fronts hyaline; ligules to 2 mm; widest leaf blades 1.1-3(-4) mm wide. Inflorescences forming dense heads, with 3-8 spikes, 0.7-2 cm x 4.5-9 mm; proximal bracts to 2 cm. Pistillate scales hyaline with green midvein, ovate, 1.5-2.5 x 0.9-1.2 mm, not more than 1/2 length of perigynia, apex acute to cuspidate. Anthers 0.6-1.7 mm. Achenes circular, 1-1.5 x 1-1.5 mm. |
| Habitat: | Monocot, perennial herb. Plants without conspicuous rhizomes. Culms 10-80 cm, 1-2.4 mm wide basally, 0.5-1 mm wide distally. Leaves: sheaths tight, green or, sometimes, green-and-white-mottled, fronts hyaline; ligules to 2 mm; widest leaf blades 1.1-3(-4) mm wide. Inflorescences forming dense heads, with 3-8 spikes, 0.7-2 cm x 4.5-9 mm; proximal bracts to 2 cm. Pistillate scales hyaline with green midvein, ovate, 1.5-2.5 x 0.9-1.2 mm, not more than 1/2 length of perigynia, apex acute to cuspidate. Anthers 0.6-1.7 mm. Achenes circular, 1-1.5 x 1-1.5 mm. |
| Collector: | A. DeGenova &R. Jabaily &E. Johnson 84 |
| Date: | 14 May 2013 |
| Accession No: | SWMT05060 |
| Plant Atlas Link: | Plant Atlas Citation |