Carex macrocephala

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 macrocephala

Carex macrocephala Willd. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 808 (1826).

Homotypic
- Vignea macrocephala (Willd. ex Spreng.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 148: 196 (1979 publ. 1980).
Heterotypic
- Carex anthericoides J.Presl & C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 204 (1828).
- Carex menziesiana Sm. ex Boott, Ill. Gen. Carex 1: 27 (1858).
- Carex macrocephala var. bracteata Holm, Amer. J. Sci., ser. 4, 10: 266 (1900).
- Carex macrocephala f. bracteata (Holm) Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 187 (1909).
- Carex macrocephala subsp. anthericoides (C.Presl) Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 38(1): 317 (1942).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Kamchatka, Kuril Is., Sakhalin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex macrocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex macrocephala. Published online. Accessed: Feb 05 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex macrocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 05. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex macrocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Feb 2020.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

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