Descripcion
Distribucion y Habitat
Distribution: Endemic from the low elevation dry ranges of Buenos Aires Province and Uruguay [85 AGE URU].
Sinónimos
Carex Carex rupicola (Pedersen) G.A. Wheeler
Bibliografía
Ejemplares de referencia
Colector | N° Colect. | Especie | Departamento | Provincia | Imagen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7353 | Tornquist | Buenos Aires |
Nombre Vulgar y Usos
Tipo y Observaciones
Material Tipo: Basónimo: Carex bonariensis var. rupicola Pedersen
Observaciones: Iconography: Figures 1D, 2H, 3H. See additional
figures in Wheeler (1996a: 180).
Etymology: From the Latin rupis, rock, and –cola,
cultivation, referring to the rocky habitats where this
species grows.
Selected additional references: Wheeler [(1996a)
taxonomic notes, key].
Notes: A remarkable species among all the
representatives of Carex subgenus Vignea, found in
dry rocky soils growing with cacti, a quite unusual
habitat for a Carex species. As a notable vegetative
character, sterile shoots are strongly thickened at the
base forming a corm.