No images found for this plant ID: 7368.
Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "7368" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.
Carex digitalis var. macropoda
Scientific Name: Carex digitalis var. macropoda
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Carex digitalis var. macropoda
Also known as Slender Woodland Sedge or Long-spiked Slender Woodland Sedge, Carex digitalis var. macropoda is a variety within the Carex digitalis species.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex digitalis Willd. var. macropoda Fernald
- Common Names: Slender Woodland Sedge, Long-spiked Slender Woodland Sedge
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Genus: Carex
- Species: digitalis
- Synonyms: Carex digitalis var. macropoda Fernald
- Basionym: Carex laxiculmis Schweinitz, var. floridana L. H. Bailey 1889 (Note: this appears to be in relation to a discussion of related taxa, not a direct synonym)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to eastern North America.
- Found in deciduous forests.
- Its range extends from southern Ontario and Nova Scotia in Canada, south to Florida in the United States.
Morphological Characteristics
- Widest leaf measures 2-2.9(-3.5) mm wide.
- Inflorescence: Longest peduncle of staminate spike (6.3-)8.1-15.9 cm.
- Terminal spike usually surpasses the bract blade of the distal spike.
Taxonomic Notes
- AFLP analysis has revealed three distinct taxa in Carex digitalis sect. (var. digitalis, var. floridana, var. macropoda).
- Carex digitalis var. macropoda is considered the most distinctive member within the Carex digitalis group.
Further Information
- Flora of North America.
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium (New York Botanical Garden)
- JSTOR Plant Science