BC Flora
Carex capitata ssp. arctogena
| Name |
| Carex capitata ssp. arctogena |
| Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal. |
| Carex capitata Linnaeus subsp. arctogena (K.A.H. Smith) Hiitonen |
| Common Name |
| capitate sedge |
| Vascular Plants of BC ID Number |
| 116 |
| Biogeoclimatic Regions |
| Alpine tundra |
| Status in the Flora of BC |
| Native |
| Duration |
| Perennial Evergreen |
| Habit |
| Sex |
| Monoecious |
| Flower Colour |
| brown |
| Flowering Months |
| | July | August | |
| Fruit |
| Simple dry indehiscent fruit |
| Fruit Colour |
| Base Chromosome Number |
| 10 |
| Chromosome Status in BC |
| Aneuploidy present |
| Polyploidy present |
| Chromosome Somatic Number in BC |
| 50 |
| Poison Status in BC |
| Economic Status in BC |
| Data incomplete |
| Ornamental Value in BC |
| Endangered Status in BC |
| Rare as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Carex capitata ssp. arctogena" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur. |
| References |
| (Not yet available) |
| Links |
| Search NatureServe Explorer for "Carex capitata ssp. arctogena" |
| Search Google images for "Carex capitata ssp. arctogena" |
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