Carex argyrantha Dewey
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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 - Much like no. 64 [Carex foenea Willd.], but the perigynia uniformly silvery- green, finely granular-papillose, 3.1–4.2 × 1.2–2.2 mm, strongly and evenly (4)5–8(–10)-nerved on both faces, usually widest at 2/5 to 1/2 of their total length, the wing-margins expanded above the middle of the body, more coarsely and irregularly serrulate or erose-ciliolate. Woods and clearings, often in dry, sandy or rocky soil; N.S. and N.B. to Va., w. to s. Que., s. Ont., O., and Mich. (C. foenea, misapplied)