Carex petasata

Carex petasata

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 petasata

Name

Carex petasata Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 29: 246 (1836).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Carex leporina var. americana Olney ex L.H.Bailey, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 152 (1886).
• Heterotypic
  • Carex adusta var. minor Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 215 (1839).
  • Carex liddonii Boott in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 214 (1839).
  • Carex leporina var. americana Olney, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 407 (1872), nom. nud.
  • Carex rufovariegata Boeckeler, Beitr. Cyper. 1: 33 (1888).
  • Carex petasata var. pleiostachya Kük. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 20(38): 210 (1909).
  • Carex petasata var. minor (Boott) B.Boivin, Phytologia 43: 57 (1979).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territorie, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dewey, C. 1836. American Journal of Science, and Arts. New Haven, CT 29: 246, t. W, fig. 72.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex petasata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex petasata. Published online. Accessed: Jan 31 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex petasata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Carex petasata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex petasata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Liddon sedge

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