Carex lapponica O.F. Lang
Lapland sedge (Lappland sedge)
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Lapland sedge (Lappland sedge)
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
Species Information
General:
Perennial, somewhat tufted herb from short fibrous rhizomes; stems 15-30 cm tall, longer than the leaves.
Leaves:
Sheaths tight; blades several, borne on the lower part of the stem, 1-2.5 mm wide, flat.
Flowers:
Spikes 3 to 7, well separated, egg-shaped, few-flowered, 2.5-4 mm long, ascending, with both female and male flowers, the female flowers towards the tips, the male flowers inconspicuous; lowermost bract awnlike, about 0.5-2 cm long.
Fruits:
Perigynia egg-shaped, 1.8-2 mm long, 0.6-0.9 mm wide, light green, minutely whitish-dotted, biconvex, smooth, obscurely ribbed, especially above, unstalked, the beaks about 0.2 mm long, smooth, entire; female scales egg-shaped, covering about 3/4 of the perigynia, pointed, pale brown with greenish midribs; stigmas 2; achenes lens-shaped, 1.2-1.7 mm long, filling the perigynia.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Carex lapponica
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1200 | 680 | 1780 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
1 | 0 | 7 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
349 | 350 | 350 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 3 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(1), CWH(1), ICH(1), IDF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Peat bogs and open bog forests in the montane zone; rare in NE BC; circumpolar, N to AK and YT; Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Carex canescens var. subloliacea (Laest.) Hartm.