Carex oronensis Fernald
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Cyperaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Loosely tufted, 5–10 dm; main lvs 3–5 mm wide, shorter than the stems; spikes 3–9, gynaecandrous, 5–10 mm, short-clavate at base, dark brown, sessile in an erect oblong head 2–3 cm; pistillate scales ± concealing the perigynia; perigynia lance-subulate, 4–4.5 mm, 3–4 times as long as wide, planoconvex, tapering to a slender beak, scarcely winged below the middle. Penobscot R. valley in Me.