Carex asturica, Boiss.

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77. C. asturica Boiss. in Boiss. & Reuter, Pugillus 117 (1852).

Like 74 but basal sheaths dark purplish-brown, without lamina; leaves sometimes green; female spikes 5-20 mm; lowest bract with a more or less inflated sheath 5-20 mm; utricles 4-5 mm, less asymmetrical, purplish- or blackish-brown, shining, abruptly contracted into a very short, entire beak less than 0-5 mm. 2« = 46. Subalpine pastures . • Mountains of N.W. Spain and N. Portugal. Hs Lu.