Carex lucorum Link
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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. 98 [Carex pensylvanica Lam.]; stem usually strongly scabrous beneath the infl; sheath of upper cauline lf usually deeply concave, its cleft extending 1–6 mm below the junction with the blade; perigynia 1.2–1.7 mm wide, abruptly contracted into a prominent beak 1–2 mm; 2n=40. Dry, open places or open woods of oak or pine; N.S. and N.B. to N.J., Pa., and s. Ont., w. less commonly to Mich., Wis., and Minn., and s. irregularly to N.C. and Tenn. (C. pensylvanica var. distans)