Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
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Carex parvispica K.A.Ford in Global Carex Group, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 179: 35 (2015)
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Biostatus
Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Eastern New Zealand (South Island); also in south-eastern Australia (probably naturalized there).
Nomenclature
K.A.Ford
K.A.Ford
2015
35
replacement name
ICN
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
species
Carex parvispica
The name refers to the small spikes found in this species.
Classification
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Descriptions
Shortly rhizomatous, turf-forming, rhizome 1–2 mm. diam. Culms 7–30 cm. × 0.5–1 mm., erect, us. glab., but occ. faintly scabrid just below infl.; basal bracts dull grey-brown. Lvs 6–9 per culm, < or occ. almost = culms, 1.5–3 mm. wide, rather stiff. Spikes 1–2 cm. × 4–7 mm., oblong to obovate, ebracteate, male fls ± inconspicuous, female fls c. 10–15 close-set, internodes ± equal. Glumes = utricles, persistent, ovate, obtuse or subacute, coriac., straw-coloured or light greyish brown with a broad, pale green midrib, the central nerves thickened and conspicuous. Utricles 4.5–6 × 1.5–2 mm., plano-convex, elliptical, coriac., grey-brown to dark brown, nerved below and with a stronger lateral nerve, hispid on margins and both surfaces of upper half, beak and stipe hardly narrowed, c. 0.5 mm. long.
Taxonomic concepts
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Uncinia sinclairii Boott
Uncinia sinclairii Boott
Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
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Etymology
The name refers to the small spikes found in this species.
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
20 August 2015
20 August 2015