Kentucky Plant Atlas




  
«previous» Taxon rank is 3106 «next»
Cyperaceae <Cariceae> Carex <Hymenochlaenae> debilis var. rudgei (C. flexuosa)
Carex debilis Michx. var. rudgei Bailey
ALI: no HAB: 6,9,7,10, n/a, B, 3 ABU: g9, s8?, -3
This northeastern taxon is close to typical debilis, and seems to differ only in its shorter perigynia, with little or no clear difference in shape. Most modern caricologists do not treat it as a species (FNA 23; R. Naczi, pers. comm.), but W has done, noting that it often occurs in relatively open, dry or rocky habitats. Occasional hybrids with virescens or swanii are reported from other states (FNA 23).