271
conical beak
887
Utricles oval-elliptical,
with a short cylindrical
beak
889
888
Plant without stolons,
forming dense tufts.
Utricles 4-5 mm long
Carex fuliginosa
Schkuhr subsp.
fuliginosa
888
Plant with long
stolons, not forming
dense tufts. Utricles 6-
7 mm long
Carex frigida All.
889
Spikes all sessile.
Plant < 20 cm tall
Carex parviflora
Host
889
At least the lower
spikes with a clear
pedicel. Plants 10-50
cm tall
890
890
Leaves narrow (3-4
mm). Ligule truncate
or slightly curved.
Utricles green or
purple, rarely black
Carex atrata L.
subsp. atrata