Carex projecta Mack.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Carex projecta Mack.

  • Description

    Species Description - Much like no. 71 [Carex tribuloides Wahlenb.]; spikes subglobose to obovoid, 5–8 mm, about as thick, distinct and ± separated (at least the lower) in a rather lax and flexuous infl 3–5 cm; perigynia mostly 15–30, loosely ascending-spreading at maturity, dull brown, 3–5 mm, the wing usually gradually narrowed from the middle to the base, sharply nerved dorsally, obscurely so ventrally; 2n=64. Open swamps and wet meadows; Nf. to Man., s. to W.Va., Ill., and Mo. (C. tribuloides var. reducta)