Carex foenea Willd., Bronze Sedge (Section OVALES)
Carex foenea is common in the acidic soils in the northwestern portion of Renfrew County. It is quite distinctive from the other common Section OVALES species with its scales nearly covering the perigynia. Older records of C. foenea are usually labelled as C. aenea and the name C. foenea has also been applied recently to C. siccata so tracking and verifying C. foenea records requires some care. Furthermore, C. foenea has frequently been confused with C. argyrantha but the perigynia of C. argyrantha are smaller with prominent veins on both faces and prominent wings with serrulate edges when compared to C. foenea
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Figure 1. Achenes, perigynia and scales.
Figure 2. Inflorecences.
Figure 3. Inflorecences.
Figure 4. Habit.
Figure 5. Occurence map for Renfrew County and surrounding area.
| Accession # | Collector | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAN 551646 | A. Vogg | 1988-July-31 |
| CAN 547582 | S.J. Darbyshire | 1988-June-11 |
| CAN 569811 | M.I. Moore | 1970-August-19 |
| DAO 266096 | M.I. Moore | 1964-July-14 |
| DAO 266080 | M.I. Moore | 1964-July-03 |
| CAN 569810 | T.C. Brayshaw | 1961-September-15 |
| CAN 561076 | J.H. Soper & I.M. Soper | 1961-July-03 |
| CAN 262148 | J.S. Rowe | 1958-June-16 |
| DAO 266179 | W.J. Cody, W.G. Dore, J.H. Soper & F.H. Montgomery | 1956-July-24 |
| CAN 569794 | A.W.H. Damman | 1954-June-13 |
| DAO 266181 | M.I. Moore | 1950-May-29 |
| CAN 569793 | H.H. MacKay | 1921-July |