A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Cyperaceae » Carex interrupta
Last updated 11/4/2023 by David Giblin.
Carex interrupta Boeckeler[FNA23, HC, HC2, SPNW]
green-fruited sedge, interrupted sedge
Publication: Linnaea. 40: 432. 1876.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA23: "Carex interrupta, an uncommon species, is distinguished by the very small, green, glabrous perigynia distended and often split by the developing achenes. Relationships of the species with other members of the section are not clear; it shares distinctive characteristics with C. torta and C. endlichii, the next two species."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Carex interrupta Boeckeler var. distenta Kük.
