A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Cyperaceae » Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua
Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. irrigua (Wahlenburg) Hiitonen[FNA23, HC2, SPNW]
poor sedge
Publication: Suom. Kasvio. 161. 1933.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA23: "Carex magellanica is one of the bipolar disjunct species of Carex discussed by D. M. Moore and A. O. Chater (1971). Carex magellanica subsp. magellanica occurs in cool temperate regions of South America. It is distinguished from C. magellanica subsp. irrigua by the terminal spike being almost always gynecandrous, the lateral spikes with (2–)3–7 staminate flowers, and the pistillate scales (1.3–)1.6–2.3 mm wide."
Last updated 11/6/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Carex limosa L. var. irrigua Wahlenburg
Carex magellanica Lam. var. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Carex paupercula Michx.[HC]
