Carex gynandra

Carex gynandra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex gynandra

Name

Carex gynandra Schwein., 1824

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex crinita var. gynandra (Schwein.) Schwein. & Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 360 (1826).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex gynandra var. caroliniana Olney, Exsicc. (Olney) 3: 8 (1871).
  • Carex crinita var. simulans Fernald, Rhodora 4: 219 (1902).
  • Carex gynandra var. simulans (Fernald) Roll.-Germ., Proc. & Trans. Nova Scotian Inst. Sci. 21: 234 (1947).

Homonyms

• Carex gynandra Sieber ex Kunth, nom. illeg. = Carex distachya var. distachya

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Quebec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schweinitz, L.D. von 1824. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 1: 70.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex gynandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex gynandra. Published online. Accessed: Jan 20 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex gynandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex gynandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan 2020.

Vernacular names

English: nodding sedge, Mountain fringed sedge, Nodding sedge

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