尖鳞薹草 Carex atrata subsp. pullata

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  • Scientific Name: Carex atrata subsp. pullata (Boott) Kük.
  • Ref: H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38):400. 1909
  • English Common Name: dark black spike sedge
  • Chinese Common Name: 尖鳞薹草 jiānlín táicǎo
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Genus: Carex
  • Distribution: Alpine meadows; 3000-4800 m. W Sichuan, Taiwan, SE Xizang, NW Yunnan [India (Sikkim), Nepal].
  • Photo: 07/14/2009. Mt. Taibai, Qinling
Female glumes lanceolate, apex long acuminate. Utricles shortly stipitate, apex abruptly contracted into a very short beak or beakless, orifice emarginate. (Flora of China)
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