Studies In The Vascular Flora Of The Southeastern United States. Vii Author Weakley, Alan S. Author Poindexter, Derick B. Author Medford, Hannah C. Author Franck, Alan R. Author Bradley, Keith A. Author Sadle, Jimi Author Kelley, John Michael text Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2021 2021-07-23 15 1 23 56 https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v15.i1.1049 journal article 312460 10.17348/jbrit.v15.i1.1049 e0739c1a-1f49-499d-80bd-68c12a773d3a 2644-1608 16906326

TABLE 1. Carex intumescens. Means ± 1 SD and ranges for each morphological character measured.Asterisks mark those specimens used in the PCA (n=267).

	C.i. var. fernaldii (n=49)	C.i. var. intumescens (n=213)
1. Width of widest leaf (mm)*	4.91 ± 0.80 (3.3–6.2)	4.92 ± 0.87 (2.9–7.9)
2.Maximum number of perigynia per pistillate spike (count)	5.45 ± 1.49 (2–8)	8.29 ± 3.09 (3–17)
3.Perigynium length (mm)*	11.69 ±1.14 (9.10–14.00)	11.59 ± 1.20 (8.67–15.17)
4.Perigynium width (mm)*	3.61 ± 0.40 (2.87–4.27)	4.53 ± 0.55 (2.90–6.00)
5.Perigynium length/width ratio (mm)*	3.26 ± 0.39 (2.8–4.5)	2.58 ± 0.33 (1.8–3.9)
6.Achene total length (mm)	4.49 ± 0.46 (3.6–5.4)	4.50 ± 0.50 (3.1–6.4)
7.Achene length to widest point (mm)	2.81 ± 0.39 (2.3–4.1)	2.58 ± 0.38 (1.4–3.6)
8.Achene total length/length to widest point (ratio)	1.61 ± 0.17 (1.29–1.96)	1.76 ± 0.20 (1.26–2.43)
9.Longest staminate spike length (cm)	24.69 ± 7.70 (12.0–45.0)	33.22 ± 11.7 (4.4–70.0)
10.Subtending bract length (cm)	9.84 ± 2.50 (5.0–15.5)	12.18 ± 4.05 (4.8–29.2)
11. Subtending bract width (mm)	2.71 ± 0.62 (1.6–4.4)	2.86 ± 0.67 (1.1–6.0)
12.Perigynium scale length (mm)*	5.36 ± 0.50 (3.90–6.00)	6.80 ± 1.41 (4.00–12.47)
13.Culm height (cm)	60.14 ± 16.34 (31.8–102.8)	64.18 ± 16.17 (26.1–127.9)
14.Perigynium length/scale length (ratio)*	2.20 ± 0.28 (1.75–2.79)	1.76 ± 0.34 (1.03–2.94)