Pagina 280 - Flora of the Southern Carnic Alps

280
918
Stems triangular in
cross-section, rough.
Leaves 2-4 mm wide.
Glumes dark borwn.
Female spikes oval
Carex frigida All.
918
Stems cylindrical,
smooth. Leaves 1.5-2
mm wide. Glumes pale
brown, with a
membranous margin.
Female spikes
cylindrical
Carex capillaris L.
subsp. capillaris
919
Lower spike inserted
c. in the mid of the
stem. Utricles c. 4 mm
long, with protruding
veins. Female spikes
to 15 mm long.
Glumes mucronate,
without a thin
membranous margin
Carex distans L.
919
Lower spikes inserted
at c. 4/5 of the stem.
Utricles 3-3.5 mm
long, veinless. Female
spikes shorter. Glumes
not mucronate, with a
thin membranous
margin
Carex hostiana
DC.
920
Inflorescence with
multiple linear spikes
diverging at the apex
of the stem
921
920
Inflorescence a single
spike or a raceme
(panicle)
924