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Carex leporina L.

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L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
973
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Carex leporina L.
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Carex leporina

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Poales
Cyperaceae
Carex
leporina

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Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Carex ovalis Gooden.

Dense tufts; rhizome short. Stems 20-60-(120) cm high, 3-angled, scabrid just below inflorescence. Leaves 1.5-3.5 mm wide, usually < stems, ± flat, ± soft, bright green, sheaths light brown. Inflorescence a compact ovoid head 2.5-4- (6) cm long, of 3-5- (11) approximate, sessile, light green to light brown spikes; bracts glume-like and inconspicuous or > inflorescence and ± setaceous. Spikes androgynous, male flowers at base. Glumes = or slightly < utricles, light brown with paler green to brown midrib, acute. Utricles 4-4.5 × ± 2 mm, ovoid, plano-convex, distinctly nerved, with winged margins almost covered by glumes, scabrid towards the tapered beak of ± 1 mm long. Stigmas 2. Nut plano-convex, ± oblong.

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Carex leporina L.
Carex leporina L.
Egorova, T.V. (1999)
Carex ovalis Gooden.
Carex ovalis Gooden.
Egorova, T.V. (1999)
Carex leporina L.
Carex ovalis Gooden.
Carex ovalis Gooden.
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Carex ovalis Gooden.
Carex ovalis Gooden.
Howell, C. (2008)
Carex ovalis Gooden.

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Carex leporina L.
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Austria
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Finland
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Germany
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New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
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New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
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New Zealand
Otago Land District
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New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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New Zealand
Southland Land District
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New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
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New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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New Zealand
Westland Land District
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Russian Federation
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Sweden
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Carex ovalis Gooden.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Carex ovalis Gooden.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Carex ovalis Gooden.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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Carex ovalis Gooden.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Carex ovalis Gooden.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Carex ovalis Gooden.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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21 May 2012
21 May 2012
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