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Carex ×stenolepis

Scientific Name: Carex ×stenolepis

Family: Cyperaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

Other Names: ME (Maine sedge)

       

Carex stenolepis

Carex stenolepis is a species of sedge. Several different authors have assigned this scientific name to different plants, leading to some confusion in nomenclature.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Carex stenolepis Less. ex Steud.
  • Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
  • Synonyms:
    • Carex grahamii Boott
    • Carex vesicaria L. var. alpigena Fr.
    • Carex stenolepis Torr. (a synonym of Carex frankii Kunth)
  • Common Names: Glstarr (Swedish), Mrkstarr (Swedish), Vierstarr (Norwegian) , Elv-Star, Mountain Bladder-sedge

Distribution and Habitat

  • Originally described from Norway (Trondheim area) and Sweden (Torne lappmark).
  • Found in subalpine and low alpine zones.
  • Grows in moist willow thickets (vierkratt).
  • Present in Canada (Labrador, Newfoundland).

Morphological Characteristics

  • Plants are cespitose (growing in tufts) and short-rhizomatous.
  • Culms (stems) are 18–80 cm tall.
  • Leaves are 2.5–11.5 mm wide and sparingly scabrous (rough to the touch).

Hybridization

  • Forms hybrids with other Carex species, such as Carex saxatilis and Carex vesicaria (e.g., Carex x grahamii, Carex stenolepis x vesicaria).

Resources and Further Information

  • Euro+Med PlantBase: http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=B10A79F7-B52B-424E-973B-
  • International Plant Names Index
  • Catalogue of Life
  • Tropicos
  • Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN)
  • Encyclopedia of Life