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Perennials, 10–25 (–35) cm tall, loosely caespitose; rhizome ascending to oblique, branched; stolons absent. Basal leaves sparsely ciliate, 1.5–4.0 mm wide; cauline leaves 2–3; upper leaves 4.5–6.0 cm long, 1.4–3.0 mm wide; all leaves with densely papillose-serrate margin and apex obtuse. Lower bract usually 1.5–3.5 cm long, overtopping inflorescence. Inflorescence usually partly congested, of 3–10 ellipsoidal to ovoid clusters; clusters (5–) 7–11 (–15)-flowered, with some or most clusters pedunculate; peduncles straight, smooth, usually without secondary branches, up to 1.0–3.5 cm long. Bracteoles 1.2–1.5 mm long, ciliate. Tepals unequal to ±equal, ±lanceolate, blackish brown, narrowly paler bordered above; outer tepals (1.9–) 2.1–2.5 (–2.7) mm long. Stamens 6; anthers (0.4–) 0.5–0.7 (–0.8) mm long; filaments 0.4–0.5 mm long; ovary 0.8–1.0 mm long; style 0.1–0.3 mm long; stigma early deciduous, 0.8–1.4 mm long. Capsules narrowly obovoid, subacute, indistinctly mucronate, equalling or shorter than perianth; capsule segments 1.7–2.0 × c. 1.0 mm. Seeds narrowly ellipsoidal, 0.9–1.0 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm wide; appendage c. 0.1 mm long, fibrillate. 2n=48 [48CL], fide J.Kirschner, Thaiszia, J. Bot. 2: 29–30 (1992); J.Kirschner & Lippert, Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 65: 18 (1995); J.Kirschner, Pl. Syst. Evol. 200: 6 (1996). Fig. 23.

Geography:

Europe, from Iceland, Scandinavia and C European mountains to the Pyrenees, N Italy and the Balkans. Recorded from the Caucasus and Turkey but further study is needed. Montane and alpine moist meadows on peaty soils. Map 89., 10. FINLAND: Savonia borealis, Lapinmäki, H.Lindberg [Pl. Finl. Exs.] 157 (H, LD, S, UPS, WRSL). 11. CZECH REPUBLIC: the Krkonoše Mtns, Harrachov, Vosecká bouda, 1100–1130 m, 15 Jul 1998, L.Kirschnerová & J.Kirschner 4468 (PRA). GERMANY: Bayerischer Wald, summit of Mt Gr. Arber, 28 Jul 1909, F.Vollmann (M). SLOVAKIA: Belianske Tatry, Kežmarská chata, J.Kirschner L301 (PRA). 12. FRANCE: Ht. Pyrénées, Passades d’Aumur, Neouvielle, 2180 m, P.Montserrat (JACA275480). SPAIN: Huesca, Tramacastilla de Tena, El Bujicar, 1600 m, 27 Jul 1982, L.Villar (JACA129282). 13. BULGARIA: Rila Mtns, Samokov, between ‘Komplex Maljovica’ and Maljovica chalet, 1900 m, 8 Aug 1990, J.Štepánek [K 409] (PRA). GREECE: Nom. Serrai, Mt Vrondous, 1400–1450 m, S.Snogerup & A.Strid 5015 (LD). ITALY: Piemont, Valli di Lanzo, Lac Falin, 1600 m, 21 Jul 1987, A.Pistarino (BM). ROMANIA: Retezat Mtns, Lake Zanoga, 7 Aug 1896, Wagner (LD). 14. UKRAINE: the Carpathians, Vorokhta, 1430 m, V.M.Vinogradova & Stankova [Gerb. Fl. SSSR] 5910 (LE).

Note in illustration:

Map: E.Hultén & M.Fries, Atlas N. Eur. Vasc. Pl. 1: map 175 (1986).

Notes:

Towards the south, most plants have inner and outer tepals ±of the same length, otherwise the variation limits are narrow. The loosely caespitose growth with oblique/ascending branched rhizome is an important diagnostic character.

SourceHigherTaxon from IOPI:

Juncaceae

Taxon number in Juncaceae SP treatment :

57.

TDWG Distribution Code:

10: FIN, ICE, NOR, SWE. 11: AUT, CZE, GER, POL, SWI. 12: COR, FRA, SPA. 13: ALB, BUL, GRC, ITA, ROM, YUC. 14: RUN, UKR.

Type:

T: [Czech Republic/Poland], ‘in Sudetis’ [theKrkonoše Mts.]; lecto: B-WILLD 6837, fide J.Kirschner, Taxon 39: 113 (1990).

Distribution table:

Europe	Eastern Europe	North European Russia
		Ukraine
	Middle Europe	Austria
		Czechoslovakia
		Germany
		Poland
		Switzerland
	Northern Europe	Finland
		Iceland
		Norway
		Sweden
	Southeastern Europe	Albania
		Bulgaria
		Greece
		Italy
		Romania
	Southwestern Europe	Corse
		France
		Spain

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